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Simple Python script to send SMS! Can send image attachments as well.
# smspython.py
# Sends sms message to any cell phone using gmail smtp gateway
# Written by Alex Le (http://alexanderle.com)
import smtplib, base64, sys, re
from email.MIMEMultipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
from email.MIMEImage import MIMEImage
MAX_TEXT_LENGTH = 160
SmsGateways = [
'tmomail.net', # tmobile
'mms.att.net', # at&t
'vtext.com', # verizon
'page.nextel.com', # sprint
'sms.mycricket.com', # cricket
'vmobl.com', # virgin mobile US
'sms.myboostmobile.com' # boost mobile
]
def LogInSMTPServer( email, password ):
server = smtplib.SMTP( "smtp.gmail.com", 587 )
server.starttls()
server.login( email, password )
return server
def SendSMS( server, phone, msg_text, attach_file ):
if len( msg_text ) <= MAX_TEXT_LENGTH:
# Send to all gateways, since a phone number
# can only be specific to one carrier.
for gateway in SmsGateways:
destination = phone + '@' + gateway
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg.attach( MIMEText(msg_text, 'plain') )
# Check if valid attachment
if attach_file != '':
fp = open( attach_file, 'rb' )
msg_img = MIMEImage( fp.read() )
fp.close()
msg.attach( msg_img )
server.sendmail( '', destination, msg.as_string() )
else:
print 'Message is too long. SMS not sent.'
server.quit()
#### Main Program ####
fo = open( 'sms_info.txt', 'r' )
# Read sensitive information from external file
email = fo.readline().rstrip('\n')
password = base64.b64decode( fo.readline().rstrip('\n') )
p = re.compile( '\d{10}' )
# Get destination phone number
phone = raw_input( 'Enter 10 digit phone number: ' )
if p.match( phone ) == None:
print 'Valid phone not entered!'
sys.exit(0)
# Get message
msg_text = raw_input( 'Enter message: ' )
# Ask for attachments
attach_file = raw_input( 'Enter attachments: ')
print '\nLogging into SMTP server..'
smtp_server = LogInSMTPServer( email, password )
SendSMS( smtp_server, phone, msg_text, attach_file )
print 'SMS sent to %s' % phone
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