#!/usr/bin/python import imaplib import email M=imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("mail.teenagemutantninjaturtles.com", 993) M.login("mickey@tmnt.com","cowabunga") status, counts = M.status("INBOX","(MESSAGES UNSEEN)") if status == "OK": unread = counts[0].split()[4][:-1] else: unread = "N/A" print(unread)