import imaplib
import re
import time
import subprocess
 
## enter your account details bellow!
imapServer = "your.imap.server"
port = "993"
username = "mail@blabla"
password = "dont_be_stupid_and_paste_your_pass"
 
##how often to check? give interval in seconds! Checking too often might affect performance and stability.
checkIntevaral = 120
 
Mailbox = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(imapServer, port)
rc,resp = Mailbox.login(username,password)
if rc == 'OK':
    print("Connected to mail-server "+imapServer)
    rc, message = Mailbox.status('INBOX', "(UNSEEN)")
    unreadCount = int(re.search("UNSEEN (\d+)",str( message[0])).group(1))
    oldValue = 0
    file = open("/tmp/mailnotify.tmp", "w+")
    file.write(str(unreadCount))    
    file.close
    while(1):
        rc, message = Mailbox.status('INBOX', "(UNSEEN)")
        unreadCount = int(re.search("UNSEEN (\d+)",str( message[0])).group(1))
        file = open("/tmp/mailnotify.tmp", "r+")
        oldValue = int(file.readline())
        file.close()
        if (unreadCount>oldValue):
            subprocess.call(["notify-send", "-u", "low", "-t", "5000", "New email!" ,"You have 
"+str(unreadCount)+" unread "+ "emails!" if 
unreadCount > 1 else "email!", "--icon=email"])
        if oldValue != unreadCount:
            file = open("/tmp/mailnotify.tmp", "w+")
            file.write(str(unreadCount))    
            file.close()
        time.sleep(checkIntevaral)
else :
    print('Fail to connect')
Mailbox.logout()
file.remove()