Quick Python to sendmail script

send_mail.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import argparse


def buildEmail():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=True)
    parser.add_argument('em_subject', help='Email Subject Line')
    parser.add_argument('em_body', help='Body of Email')
    parser.add_argument('em_to', help='Email Recipient')
    parser.add_argument('em_from', help='Email Sender')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    sendMail(args.em_from, args.em_to, args.em_subject, args.em_body)


def sendMail(em_from, em_to, em_subject, em_body):
    sendmail_location = '/usr/sbin/sendmail'
    p = os.popen('%s -t' % sendmail_location, 'w')
    p.write('From: %s\n' % em_from)
    p.write('To: %s\n' % em_to)
    p.write('Subject: %s \n' % em_subject)
    p.write('\n')
    p.write(em_body)
    p.close()


def main():
    buildEmail()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()