Python functions in offlineimap config

[Valentin Heidelberger]

@Nicolas Sorry, forgot to put the list as CC.


Got it working with a shell script as postsynchook. Works like charm!



Am 22.03.2016 um 16:20 schrieb Nicolas Sebrecht:
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 02:42:02PM +0100, Valentin Heidelberger wrote:
> 
>> Hey folks,
> 
>> I was wondering whether it is also possible to call a python function
>> when executing offlineimap. I have read in the documentation that one
>> can call functions from the configuration to assign their output to
>> variables and wondered if its also possible to call a function, that
>> moves some files for example, and hand it variables like remoteuser.
> 
> Function support depends on the options. It's not a feature working for
> every option.
> 
>> That would be very nice for a migration I want to do.
> 
> I'd like to know more about your use case because I never heard this
> need before.
> 
>>                                                       If there is
>> another way to execute some python after one mailbox has been migrated,
>> feel free to let me know.
> 
> OfflineIMAP provide the presynchook and postsynchook configuration
> options.
> 
> You might also like to start with something like
> 
>   `offlineimap && start_script`
> 

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