smtpc.py

smtpc.py - A simple way to send emails

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Import smtplib for the actual sending function
import smtplib
import sys
import argparse

# Import the email modules we'll need
from email.message import EmailMessage


def send(args):
    msg = EmailMessage()
    if args.body_file:
        with open(args.text_file) as fp:
            msg.set_content(fp.read())
    elif args.body:
        msg.set_content(args.body)
    else:
        print("Please set either a body (string) or body_file (file containing text)")
        sys.exit(1)

    # me == the sender's email address
    # you == the recipient's email address
    msg["Subject"] = args.subject
    msg["From"] = args.from_
    msg["To"] = args.to

    # Send the message via our own SMTP server.
    print("Connecting to SMTP Server:", str(args.smtp_host) + ":" + str(args.smtp_port))
    s = smtplib.SMTP(host=args.smtp_host, port=int(args.smtp_port))
    print("Sending Message to:", args.to)
    s.send_message(msg)
    print("Message sent!")
    s.quit()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument(
        "-s", "--subject", type=str, required=False, help="The subject of the email"
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-b", "--body", type=str, required=False, help="The body of the email"
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-B", "--body-file", type=str, required=False, help="The body of the email"
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-t", "--to", type=str, required=True, help="Who to send the email to"
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-f",
        "--from",
        type=str,
        dest="from_",
        required=True,
        help="Who to send the email from",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-S", "--smtp-host", type=str, required=True, help="The SMTP Connection Host"
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-P", "--smtp-port", type=str, required=True, help="The SMTP Connection Port"
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    send(args)