Raspberry Pi Water Sensor - Incredibly vague schematic here: http://fritzing.org/projects/raspberry-pi-water-sensor/

Raspberry_Pi_Water_Sensor

#!/usr/bin/python

#########
# About #
#########

# This script uses a Raspberry Pi to sense for the presense or absense of water. 
# If there is water, an email is sent and a buzzer goes off.
# When it's dry again, another email is sent, and the buzzer turns off.

# To run this script at boot, edit /etc/rc.local to include (no quotes) 'sudo python <pathtoyourscript>.py'
# Schematic here: http://fritzing.org/projects/raspberry-pi-water-sensor/


###########
# License #
###########
# Released under the WTFPL. 
#Full text and more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTFPL

########################################
# Gmail login credentials to send email#
########################################

username = 'exampleusername' #you don't need the "@gmail.com" bit.
password = 'examplepassword'

############################
# General Email Parameters #
############################ 

From = "[email protected]"
To =  "recipientaddress#domain.com"

#######################################
# Email Parameters when sensor is Wet #
#######################################

Subject_wet = "RPi Water Sensor is WET"
Body_wet = "Your water sensor is wet."

#######################################
# Email Parameters when semsor is Dry #
#######################################

Subject_dry = "RPi Water Sensor is DRY"
Body_dry = " Your water sensor is dry again!"

import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import string
import time

# Function Definitions

#takes either "wet" or "dry" as the condition.
def email(condition):
    print "Attempting to send email"
    if condition == 'wet':
        Body = string.join((
        "From: %s" % From,
        "To: %s" % To,
        "Subject: %s" % Subject_wet,
        "",
        Body_wet,
        ), "\r\n")
    if condition == 'dry':        
        Body = string.join((
            "From: %s" % From,
            "To: %s" % To,
            "Subject: %s" % Subject_dry,
            "",
            Body_dry,
            ), "\r\n")
    
    # The actual mail send
    server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com:587')
    server.starttls()
    print "Logging in..."
    server.login(username,password)
    print "Logged in as "+username+"."
    server.sendmail(From, [To], Body)
    server.quit()
    print "Email sent."

#Tests whether wter is present.
# returns 0 for dry
# returns 1 for wet
# tested to work on pin 18 
def RCtime (RCpin):
    reading = 0
    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    GPIO.setup(RCpin, GPIO.OUT)
    GPIO.output(RCpin, GPIO.LOW)
    time.sleep(0.1) 
    GPIO.setup(RCpin, GPIO.IN)
    # This takes about 1 millisecond per loop cycle
    while True:
        if (GPIO.input(RCpin) == GPIO.LOW):
            reading += 1
        if reading >= 1000:
            return 0
        if (GPIO.input(RCpin) != GPIO.LOW):
            return 1

# Turns on the piezo buzzer 
# tested to work on pin 17
def buzz_on (pin):

    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    GPIO.setup(pin, GPIO.OUT)
    GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.HIGH)

# Turns off the piezo buzzer
# tested to work on pin 17
def buzz_off(pin):

    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    GPIO.setup(pin, GPIO.OUT)
    GPIO.output(pin, GPIO.LOW)

# Main Loop

print 'Waiting for wetness...'
while True:
    time.sleep(1) # check for wetness every second
    if RCtime(18) == 1:
        buzz_on(17)
        print "Sensor is wet"
        email('wet')
        print "Waiting for dryness..."
        while True:
            time.sleep(1) # check for dryness every second
            if RCtime(18) == 0:
                buzz_off(17)
                print "Sensor is dry again"
                email('dry')
                print "Waiting for wetness..."
                break

@speedy-10
I haven't tested this, but I think you need to change smtp.gmail.com:587 on line 78 to your email provider's smtp server and port.

I found on the web that t-online.de uses securesmtp.t-online.de and port 465 for its smtp configuration, so that whole line should be server = smtplib.SMTP('securesmtp.t-online.de:465')

for web.de I think it should be server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.web.de:587')

Depending on the email provider's smtp server configuration, you may have issues with 2-factor authentication or other security settings, but trying the above would be a good starting point.

Hi, I've tried both, without success. Now I found a nice video, in which the following code ist presented:

# Datum: 22.10.2020

import smtplib

# Benutzerdaten z.B. bei web.de
user = '[email protected]'
pwd = 'password'

mail_text = 'Hallo,\n\das ist Text!\n\n'
subject = 'Test-Alarm'

MAIL_FROM = '[email protected]'
RCPT_TO = '[email protected]'
DATA = 'From:%s\nTo:%s\nSubject:%s\n\n%s' % (MAIL_FROM, RCPT_TO, subject, mail_text)




server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.web.de:587')
server.starttls()
server.login(user, pwd)
server.sendmail(MAIL_FROM, RCPT_TO, DATA)
server.quit()

But even here (with the correct USER and PASSWORD) I got an error:

File "/home/USER/Downloads/melder.py", line 23, in <module>
    server.starttls(context=context)
  File "/home/USER/apps/thonny/lib/python3.7/smtplib.py", line 771, in starttls
    server_hostname=self._host)
  File "/home/USER/apps/thonny/lib/python3.7/ssl.py", line 423, in wrap_socket
    session=session
  File "/home/USER/apps/thonny/lib/python3.7/ssl.py", line 870, in _create
    self.do_handshake()
  File "/home/USER/apps/thonny/lib/python3.7/ssl.py", line 1139, in do_handshake
    self._sslobj.do_handshake()
ssl.SSLError: [SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER] sslv3 alert illegal parameter (_ssl.c:1076)

(With an e-mail adress from t-online.de, I got the same error message.)

I didn't find a solution in the internet so far. Does anyone know, how to use this properly?

Regards

It worked with gmail, but you had to change something: allow unsecure apps.