Maybe you also prefer to just check if there’s new mail on the command line, before having to open yet another browser tab and downloading twelve kilograms of Javascript 🤷🏾‍♂️ #!/bin/env python """ Retrieve number and subjects of unread mail from Gmail. External dependencies: Set a GMAIL_LOGIN environment variable as a json string with Gmail access credentials. An example in Zsh: export GMAIL_LOGIN='{"username":"you@gmail.com", "password":"app_password"}' Usage example: In Zsh: $ chmod +x check_mail.