Drawing:

#Copyright (c) 2008 Pankaj Nathani

#Checking whether an SMS has been read

import inbox


i=inbox.Inbox()

#For example, we will check if the latest SMS has been read
id=i.sms_messages()[0]

if(i.unread(id)==1):
    print "Unread"
else:
    print "Read"

Reading SMS, Deleting SMS:

#Copyright (c) 2008 Pankaj Nathani

#Retrieving the content of the latest SMS and deleting it

import inbox


#Create an instance of the inbox
i=inbox.Inbox()

#Get the ID of the latest SMS
id=i.sms_messages()[0]

#Print its content
print i.content(id)

#And then delete the SMS
i.delete(id)

Retrieving Last SMS:

#Copyright (c) 2008 Pankaj Nathani

#Waiting for an incoming SMS

import inbox, e32, appuifw


#Define the exit function
app_lock=e32.Ao_lock()
def quit():
    app_lock.signal()
    appuifw.app.exit_key_handler=quit

#Define the function to be executed when a message is received
def cb(id):
    print "New message!"

i=inbox.Inbox()

#Now wait for the message:
i.bind(cb)

app_lock.wait()