Programmatically Send Text to Cell Phone

send_text.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
'''
    send_text
    =========

    Send text with a message.

    This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.

    Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
    distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
    binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
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'''

# An example of using the script:
#    python3 send_text.py -p=verizon -n=NXXNXXNNN -s='Subject' -b='Message'

# GMAIL ONLY
# ----------

# A few notes: This uses less-secured apps by default for GMail, so I would
# not recommend using this script from an email account you care about.
#
# To enable less-secured apps with GMail, go to the following link:
#   https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps?utm_source=google-account&utm_medium=web
# Please note that it may take a few minutes for these changes to register.
#
# If you would like to use this script with GMail on a secured account,
# please use the GMail API.
#   To install the GMail API, run:
#       pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
#   Next, substitute the logic below with code adapted from here:
#       https://medium.com/lyfepedia/sending-emails-with-gmail-api-and-python-49474e32c81f

import argparse
import smtplib

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-p', '--provider', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-n', '--number', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-s', '--subject', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-b', '--body', required=True)

EMAIL_HOST = ''         # 'smtp.gmail.com' for gmail
EMAIL_PORT = 0          # 465 for gmail
EMAIL_USERNAME = ''     # Username for email account
EMAIL_PASSWORD = ''     # Password for email account

EMAIL_TEMPLATE = """\
From: {send_from}
To: {send_to}
Subject: {subject}

{body}
"""

# Add more providers if yours isn't here.
PROVIDERS = {
    'att': '@txt.att.net',
    'boost': '@smsmyboostmobile.com',
    'cricket': '@sms.cricketwireless.net',
    'sprint': '@messaging.sprintpcs.com',
    'tmobile': '@tmomail.net',
    'uscellular': '@email.uscc.net',
    'verizon': '@vtext.com',
    'virgin': '@vmobl.com',
}

def format_email(send_to, send_from, subject, body):
    '''Format the email body.'''

    return EMAIL_TEMPLATE.format(
        send_to=send_to,
        send_from=send_from,
        subject=subject,
        body=body
    )


def send_email(send_to, send_from, subject, body):
    '''Send email to recipient.'''

    text = format_email(send_to, send_from, subject, body)
    try:
        smtp = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(EMAIL_HOST, EMAIL_PORT)
        smtp.login(EMAIL_USERNAME, EMAIL_PASSWORD)
        smtp.sendmail(send_from, send_to, text)
    finally:
        smtp.close()

def main():
    args = parser.parse_args()
    send_to = f'{args.number}{PROVIDERS[args.provider]}'
    send_from = EMAIL_USERNAME
    send_email(send_to, send_from, args.subject, args.body)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Perhaps license it?

Perhaps license it?

Done, it's fairly simple code, so I've made it public domain (or as much as I possibly can).