outlook PST File extracting via libpst + python

Question

had anyone successfully import and used libpst via python, to extract outlook PST files : http://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/ from source package?

It have python bindings but i cannot import after installing (even test.py script comes with it dont work)

Here is Mercurial repo to latest version. Can you guys give a try? i need help..

Imf

What error does the test.py give you? – Buckshee

./test.py "/home/v3ss/workspace-bbb/web2py-clone/applications/sExtract/static/ediscov/demoCase/source/Group9-3_010104-123104_searchterms_T7_sentrec_DA.pst returns nothing , but give a cross hair (wth??) and when i click something , it crashes ./test.py: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token (' ./test.py: line 3: ft = _libpst.FILETIME()' – Imf

Answer 1

Actually libpst Python is not well developed , and i had to use from readpst commandline , wrapping inside subprocess call.

So i have to answer this my own.

Imf