[Python] Pyhon monitor outlook new emails from certain folder

So the goal is to monitor for new emails in one of my outlook folder named "CVT". I borrowed code from this post which is super helpful: How to continuously monitor a new mail in outlook and unread mails of a specific folder in python

However, the code monitors my main folder as well. Here is my code with changes:

import win32com.client
import ctypes # for the VM_QUIT to stop PumpMessage()
import pythoncom
import re
import time
import psutil

class Handler_Class(object):
def __init__(self):
# First action to do when using the class in the DispatchWithEvents
outlook = self.Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
shared_mailbox = outlook.Folder['CVT']
inbox = shared_mailbox.Folder['Inbox']
for message in messages:
if message.UnRead:
print message.Subject # Or whatever code you wish to execute.

def OnQuit(self):
# To stop PumpMessages() when Outlook Quit
# Note: Not sure it works when disconnecting!!
ctypes.windll.user32.PostQuitMessage(0)

def OnNewMailEx(self, receivedItemsIDs):
# RecrivedItemIDs is a collection of mail IDs separated by a ",".
# You know, sometimes more than 1 mail is received at the same moment.
for ID in receivedItemsIDs.split(","):
mail = self.Session.GetItemFromID(ID)
subject = mail.Subject
print subject
try:
command = re.search(r"%(.*?)%", subject).group(1)
print command # Or whatever code you wish to execute.
except:
pass

# Function to check if outlook is open
def check_outlook_open ():
list_process = []
for pid in psutil.pids():
p = psutil.Process(pid)
# Append to the list of process
list_process.append(p.name())
# If outlook open then return True
if 'OUTLOOK.EXE' in list_process:
return True
else:
return False

# Loop
while True:
try:
outlook_open = check_outlook_open()
except:
outlook_open = False
# If outlook opened then it will start the DispatchWithEvents
if outlook_open == True:
outlook = win32com.client.DispatchWithEvents("Outlook.Application", Handler_Class)
pythoncom.PumpMessages()
# To not check all the time (should increase 10 depending on your needs)
time.sleep(10)


I think the question is how to change the OnNewMailEx function to monitor only the CVT folder instead of all folders. Thank you!

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