#!/usr/bin/python3 import subprocess import sys def mailpasswd(account): path = "/home/sanchayan/.%s.gpg" % account args = ["gpg2", "--use-agent", "--quiet", "--batch", "-d", path] try: return subprocess.check_output(["gpg2", "--batch", "-d", path]).strip() except subprocess.CalledProcessError: return "" # http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/44214/encrypt-offlineimap-password def prime_gpg_agent(): ret = False i = 1 while not ret: ret = (mailpasswd("prime") == "prime") if i > 2: from offlineimap.ui import getglobalui sys.stderr.write("Error reading in passwords. Terminating.\n") getglobalui().terminate() i += 1 return ret prime_gpg_agent()