import codecs, win32com.client
# This example dumps the items in the default address book
# needed for converting Unicode->Ansi (in local system codepage)
DecodeUnicodeString = lambda x: codecs.latin_1_encode(x)[0]
def DumpDefaultAddressBook():
# Create instance of Outlook
o = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application")
mapi = o.GetNamespace("MAPI")
folder = mapi.GetDefaultFolder(win32com.client.constants.olFolderContacts)
print "The default address book contains",folder.Items.Count,"items"
# see Outlook object model for more available properties on ContactItem objects
attributes = [ 'FullName', 'Email1Address']
for i in range(1,folder.Items.Count+1):
print "~~~ Entry %d ~~~" % i
item = folder.Items[i]
for attribute in attributes:
print attribute, eval('item.%s' % attribute)
o = None
DumpDefaultAddressBook()