Gov system: How to fix com_error: (-2147467259, 'Unspecified error', None, None)

Asked Oct 28 '21 at 19:55

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I am trying to programmatically cycle through my emails using python using win32com.client.

import win32com.client
import os
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch('outlook.application')
mapi = outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")

for account in mapi.Accounts:
    print(account.DeliveryStore.DisplayName)

for idx, folder in enumerate(mapi.Folders("email@mail.com").Folders):
    print(idx+1, folder)

messages = mapi.Folders("email@mail.com").Folders("Inbox").Items

print([message.Body for message in list(messages)[:10]])

When I do this I get the error com_error: (-2147467259, 'Unspecified error', None, None) When I try to access the messages.Subject, everything works fine.

I am operating on the gov (cac enabled) computer and my guess it has something to do with certificates or with permissions. Can anyone confirm this? Thank you!!!

asked Oct 28 '21 at 19:55

florida_man1775

Does this happen on the very first message? Or only on a particular one? Try to print the Subject property first, then Body - this way you'll know which item causes the error. – Dmitry Streblechenko Oct 28 '21 at 19:59
@Dmitry Streblechenko: happens on the first .Body item. The .Subjects all print out with no problem. – florida_man1775 Oct 28 '21 at 20:11
What kind of message store is it? – Dmitry Streblechenko Oct 28 '21 at 20:59
I'm sorry I don't know how to answer that question. What do you mean? I'm relatively new to programming. – florida_man1775 Oct 28 '21 at 23:57
Is it PST? Exchange? IMAP4? – Dmitry Streblechenko Oct 29 '21 at 00:20
I believe it’s an exchange. – florida_man1775 Oct 29 '21 at 03:50
Okay yes almost certainly an exchange. It’s dod email. – florida_man1775 Oct 29 '21 at 10:45

Gov system: How to fix com_error: (-2147467259, 'Unspecified error', None, None)

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