mailmerge.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import imaplib
import csv
from email import message_from_string
import time                                                                                                                                   

srv = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("imap.gmail.com")
srv.login('[email protected]', 'joepw')
srv.select('[Gmail]/Drafts')                                                                                                                   

def send_m(first_name, last_name, emailaddr, attendance, grade):
  message = message_from_string("""To: "%s %s" <%s> 
Subject: [CSSM231] Your Grade
Hello %s,                                                                                                                                      

This email contains your current score for CSSM231 "All That Glitters".

	attendance: %s	(should be 70 or higher to pass)
	grade: 		%s
	
The grade gets translated into HP/P/LP according to the following scale:

	85+		HP
	75-84	P
	60-74	LP		

Please contact me if you have any questions. 

-Thanks,
-Doug
""" % (first_name, last_name, emailaddr, first_name, attendance, grade))
  srv.append("[Gmail]/Drafts",
              '',
              imaplib.Time2Internaldate(time.time()),
              str(message))                                                                                                                    

ifile  = open('scores.csv', "rb")
csvreader = csv.reader(ifile)
for row in csvreader:
  """first_name,last_name,email,grade,attendance"""
  first_name = row[0]
  last_name = row[1]
  emailaddr = row[2]
  attendance = row[3]
  grade = row[4]

  print first_name, last_name, emailaddr, first_name, attendance, grade
  send_m(first_name, last_name, emailaddr, attendance, grade)
  time.sleep(1)
  
"""  
scores.csv like this:
first_name,last_name,email,attendance,grade
"""

scores.csv