send email using gmail and built-in python smtplib

gmail.py

import smtplib


def send_email(email, pw, subject, text):
    FROM = email
    TO = [email]
    try:
        message = """\From: %s\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s\n""" % (FROM, ", ".join(TO), subject, text)
        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)  # alternatively port 465
        server.ehlo()
        server.starttls()
        server.login(email, pw)
        server.sendmail(FROM, TO, message)
        server.close()
        print 'successfully sent the mail'
    except:
        print "failed to send mail"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    email = "swiss_cheese@gmail.com"
    pw = "emmental "
    send_email(email, pw, "testing", "here we go...")