Python has an "email object" that you should definitely use if you're going to parse email messages in any way. https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.message

Python has an "email object" that you should definitely use if you're going to parse email messages in any way. https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.message.html https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.message.html I imagine other languages have similar libraries. I would say static typing in scripting languages has arrived and is here to stay. It's a huge benefit for large code bases.