{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/3"},{"label":"Email","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/communications-email"},{"label":"File Formats","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/file-formats"},{"label":"Office Suites","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/office-business-office-suites"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parses Outlook MSG files to extract email messages, attachments, and message properties like sent date and sender information.","skillfed_tags":["email-parsing","outlook-integration","file-format"],"use_cases":["Batch extract attachments from a folder of Outlook MSG files for archival or processing.","Programmatically read email metadata (sender, subject, date) from MSG files in an automation workflow.","Inspect MSG file structure and properties using the CLI dump command for debugging or forensic analysis.","Integrate MSG parsing into a document management or email migration tool.","Extract message text and metadata to index or search Outlook messages outside of Outlook."],"what_it_does":"python-oxmsg is a Python library for reading Outlook MSG files and extracting their contents. It parses the binary MSG format (MS-OXMSG) to give you access to message text, metadata like sender and sent date, and any attached files. The library is read-only\u2014it extracts data from existing MSG files but does not support modifying messages or creating new ones from scratch.\n\nThe package provides both a programmatic API (via the Message class) and a command-line utility for diagnostic inspection. It depends on click for CLI support, olefile for parsing the OLE2 container format that MSG files use, and typing_extensions for type hints. It supports Python 3.9 through 3.12 and is classified as Alpha, reflecting that it handles the core extraction use case but may not cover all MSG format edge cases.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to read Outlook MSG files and extract attachments or metadata. The package is straightforward, has low install friction, and carries no known security vulnerabilities. The dormant maintenance status (557 days since last release) is a minor concern for a young Alpha project, but the recent repository activity and permissive MIT license make it a reasonable choice for read-only MSG extraction tasks. Not suitable if you need to modify or create MSG files."},"id":"python-oxmsg","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-oxmsg","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-oxmsg.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-oxmsg/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-02-03","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-oxmsg","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Extract attachments from Outlook .msg files."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3404958,"position":2633,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.0.2"}