Convert MBOX to PNG using Python
MBOX to PNG conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert MBOX to PNG?
MBOX is a popular file format used to store emails, while PNG is a popular image format. Converting MBOX to PNG can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as creating a visual representation of an email conversation or archiving emails in an image format.
How Aspose.Total Helps for MBOX to PNG Conversion?
Aspose.Total for Python via .NET is a comprehensive package of APIs that can help Python developers automate the conversion process from MBOX to PNG. It includes Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET, which are both part of the Aspose.Total for Python via .NET package. The conversion process is a two-step process. First, the email is loaded and rendered into HTML using Aspose.Email for Python via .NET. Then, the converted HTML is loaded using Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and saved into the respective Word PNG format. This makes the conversion process easy and efficient for Python developers.
How to Convert MBOX to PNG in Python
- Open the source MBOX file using MailMessage.load class
- Call the
save
method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your MBOX file is converted to HTML at the specified path - Now Load the saved HTML file using Document
- Call the save method with relevant file path. So finally the MBOX is converted
Conversion Requirements
- For MBOX to PNG conversion, Python 3.5 or later is required
- Reference APIs within the project directly from PyPI ( Aspose.Words and Aspose.Email )
- Or use the following pip command
pip install aspose.words
andpip install Aspose.Email-for-Python-via-NET
- Moreover, Microsoft Windows or Linux based OS (see more for Words and Email ) and for Linux check additional requirements for gcc and libpython and follow step by step instructions INSTALL
Save MBOX To PNG in Python
import aspose.words as aw | |
msg= MailMessage.load(dir + "msgtemplate.msg") | |
msg.save("htmloutput.html", SaveOptions.default_html) | |
doc = aw.Document("htmloutput.html") | |
doc.save("emailtoword.docx") |