Python imaplib, fetch unseen uids after uid

Question

I want to fetch unseen UIDs greater than a given UID. I'm trying to do:

result, numbers = server.uid('search', None, 'UNSEEN', str(minUID) + ':*')

but that doesn't work properly. For 1:* I get all unseen UIDs correctly, but for minUID:* I'm only getting the latest unseen UID.

I know I can do a server.uid('search', None, 'UNSEEN') and then filter it for >minUID but that seems inefficient.

Add the UID key before: UNSEEN UID minuid:*. You are searching for a sequence number larger tha. The given UID which will never happen. — Max, Jun 30 '17 at 21:52
I'm using the uid function, it translates to UID UNSEEN minuid:* — Dev Sanghani, Jul 01 '17 at 08:26
Yes, you need it twice: the first UID asks for UID output. The second one indicates UID input: `UID SEARCH UNSEEN UID 23:*` — Max, Jul 01 '17 at 13:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 03 '18 at 05:14

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To search with both unseen and uid greater than 23

result, numbers = server.uid("search", None, '(UNSEEN UID 23:*)')

answered Jul 03 '18 at 05:14

Noufal Valapra

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