send gmail through python
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Using only smtplib and getpass you can send your email from the terminal:
import sys
import smtplib
import getpass as gp
me = 'tuguldur.s@gmail.com'
gmail = 'smtp.gmail.com:587'
def msgheader(to):
header = f'From: {me}\n'
header += f'To: {to}\n\n'
return header
def sendgmail(to, msg):
header = msgheader(to)
msg = header + msg
serv = smtplib.SMTP(gmail)
# start encryption
serv.starttls()
pwd = gp.getpass(f'>>> pwd for {me} :')
serv.login(me, pwd)
serv.sendmail(me, [to], msg)
serv.quit()
if __name__ == "__main__":
sendgmail(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
run it as:
$ python3 sendgmail.py sukhbold.1@osu.edu 'my test message'
Note that your message needs to have a header with at least From/To fields, otherwise the message body alone won’t be recognized as valid. For gmail users you may need to turn on the access for “Less secure app” in your account settings. Since we are using TLS the gmail port should be 587, see here. Finally, note the receiving address(to) is passed as a list in serv.sendmail(); this is in case you have multiple recipients.
