How to read MS msg file in python

[PoulsenL]

I have a series of "msg" mail files saved in a folder. Most files have
attachments in attachments all in the msg format. Finally nested inside all
of these is a word document. Has anyone written a tool to read such files
or, ideally, recursively save all the nested attachments in a msg file?
Alternatively is there a method to convert these files into something I can
parse using the email package?

Thanks in advance,

Loren