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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import pdb
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+import time
+import threading
+import os
+import sys
+import os.path
+import psycopg2
+
+##############################################################################
+# ask what user to be edit
+##############################################################################
+
+def ask_what_user():
+
+  try:
+
+    useremail = input("Enter user email address: (press q to quit) ")
+    if useremail == 'q':
+      sys.exit()
+    else:
+      user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback = get_user(useremail)
+      return (user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback)
+  except:
+
+    if useremail != 'q':
+      print("Enter an existent email address!")
+    sys.exit("Good bye!")
+
+###############################################################################
+# get user row
+###############################################################################
+
+def get_user(email):
+  
+  try:
+
+    conn = psycopg2.connect(database = mailing_db, user = mailing_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
+
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    cur.execute("SELECT account_id, username, email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, feedback  FROM " + mailing_db_table + " where email=(%s)", (email,))
+
+    row = cur.fetchone()
+
+    user_id = row[0]
+    user_name = row[1]
+    user_email = row[2]
+    emailed_at = row[3].replace(tzinfo=None)
+    deleted = row[4]
+    elapsed_days = row[5]
+    to_be_deleted = row[6]
+    recipient_error = row[7]
+    user_feedback = row[8]
+
+    cur.close()
+    return (user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback)
+
+  except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+    print(error)
+
+  finally:
+
+    if conn is not None:
+
+      conn.close()
+
+###################################################################################
+# write to database mailing status of inactive users
+###################################################################################
+
+def update_user(will_be_deleted, recip_error, user_feedback, id):
+
+  conn = None
+
+  try:
+
+    conn = psycopg2.connect(database = mailing_db, user = mailing_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
+
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    cur.execute("UPDATE " + mailing_db_table + " SET to_be_deleted=(%s), recipient_error=(%s), feedback=(%s) where account_id=(%s)", (will_be_deleted, recip_error, user_feedback, id))
+    print("\n")
+    print("Updating user " + str(id))
+        
+    conn.commit()
+
+    cur.close()
+
+  except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+    print(error)
+
+  finally:
+
+    if conn is not None:
+
+      conn.close()
+
+##################################################################################
+# print user data
+##################################################################################
+
+def print_user(user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback):
+
+  print("\n")
+  print("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------")
+  print("| account_id: " + str(user_id) + "  | username: " + str(user_name) + "                      | email: " + str(user_email) + " | emailed at: " + str(emailed_at) + " |")
+  print("| deleted: " + str(deleted) + " | elapsed days: " + str(elapsed_days) + " | to be deleted: " + str(to_be_deleted) + " | recipient error: " + str(recipient_error) + " | user feedback: " +str(user_feedback) + " |")
+  print("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------")
+  print("\n")
+
+###############################################################################
+# INITIALISATION
+###############################################################################
+
+# Returns the parameter from the specified file
+def get_parameter( parameter, file_path ):
+    # Check if secrets file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        if file_path == "secrets/secrets.txt":
+          print("File %s not found, exiting. Run setup.py."%file_path)
+        elif file_path == "config.txt":
+          print("File %s not found, exiting. Run db-setup.py."%file_path)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Find parameter in file
+    with open( file_path ) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith( parameter ):
+                return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
+
+    # Cannot find parameter, exit
+    print(file_path + "  Missing parameter %s "%parameter)
+    print("Run setup.py")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+# Load configuration from config file
+config_filepath = "config.txt"
+mastodon_db = get_parameter("mastodon_db", config_filepath)
+mastodon_db_user = get_parameter("mastodon_db_user", config_filepath)
+mailing_db = get_parameter("mailing_db", config_filepath)
+mailing_db_user = get_parameter("mailing_db_user", config_filepath)
+mailing_db_table = get_parameter("mailing_db_table", config_filepath)
+
+###############################################################################
+
+while True:
+
+  user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback = ask_what_user()
+
+  print_user(user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback)
+
+  willdeleteit = input("Do you want to mark user to be deleted? (True or False) ")
+  if willdeleteit == 'f':
+     willdeleteit = 'False'
+  elif willdeleteit == 't':
+     willdeleteit = 'True'
+
+  recip_error = input("Was the email refused? (True or False) ")
+  if recip_error == 'f':
+     recip_error = 'False'
+  elif recip_error == 't':
+     recip_error = 'True'
+
+  user_feed = input("Have the user replied? (True or False) ")
+  if user_feed == 'f':
+     user_feed = 'False'
+  elif user_feed == 't':
+     user_feed = 'True'
+
+  update_user(willdeleteit, recip_error, user_feed, user_id) 
+  user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback = get_user(user_email)
+  print_user(user_id, user_name, user_email, emailed_at, deleted, elapsed_days, to_be_deleted, recipient_error, user_feedback)