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Send emails easily in Python (with attachments and multipart)
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8
# This little project is hosted at: <https://gist.github.com/1455741>
# Copyright 2011-2020 Álvaro Justen [alvarojusten at gmail dot com]
# License: GPL <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>
import os
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
from mimetypes import guess_type
from email.encoders import encode_base64
from getpass import getpass
from smtplib import SMTP
def get_email(email):
if '<' in email:
data = email.split('<')
email = data[1].split('>')[0].strip()
return email.strip()
class Email(object):
def __init__(self, from_, to, subject, message, message_type='plain',
attachments=None, cc=None, message_encoding='us-ascii'):
self.email = MIMEMultipart()
self.email['From'] = from_
self.email['To'] = to
self.email['Subject'] = subject
if cc is not None:
self.email['Cc'] = cc
text = MIMEText(message, message_type, message_encoding)
self.email.attach(text)
if attachments is not None:
for filename in attachments:
mimetype, encoding = guess_type(filename)
mimetype = mimetype.split('/', 1)
fp = open(filename, 'rb')
attachment = MIMEBase(mimetype[0], mimetype[1])
attachment.set_payload(fp.read())
fp.close()
encode_base64(attachment)
attachment.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment',
filename=os.path.basename(filename))
self.email.attach(attachment)
def __str__(self):
return self.email.as_string()
class EmailConnection(object):
def __init__(self, server, username, password):
if ':' in server:
data = server.split(':')
self.server = data[0]
self.port = int(data[1])
else:
self.server = server
self.port = 25
self.username = username
self.password = password
self.connect()
def connect(self):
self.connection = SMTP(self.server, self.port)
self.connection.ehlo()
self.connection.starttls()
self.connection.ehlo()
self.connection.login(self.username, self.password)
def send(self, message, from_=None, to=None):
if type(message) == str:
if from_ is None or to is None:
raise ValueError('You need to specify `from_` and `to`')
else:
from_ = get_email(from_)
to = get_email(to)
else:
from_ = message.email['From']
if 'Cc' not in message.email:
message.email['Cc'] = ''
to_emails = [message.email['To']] + message.email['Cc'].split(',')
to = [get_email(complete_email) for complete_email in to_emails]
message = str(message)
return self.connection.sendmail(from_, to, message)
def close(self):
self.connection.close()
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8
# This script asks your name, email, password, SMTP server and destination
# name/email. It'll send an email with this script's code as attachment and
# with a plain-text message. You can also pass `message_type='html'` in
# `Email()` to send HTML emails instead of plain text.
# You need email_utils.py to run it correctly. You can get it on:
# https://gist.github.com/1455741
# Copyright 2011-2020 Álvaro Justen [alvarojusten at gmail dot com]
# License: GPL <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>
import sys
from getpass import getpass
from email_utils import EmailConnection, Email
print 'I need some information...'
name = raw_input(' - Your name: ')
email = raw_input(' - Your e-mail: ')
password = getpass(' - Your password: ')
mail_server = raw_input(' - Your mail server: ')
to_email = raw_input(' - Destination email: ')
to_name = raw_input(' - Name of destination: ')
subject = 'Sending mail easily with Python'
message = 'here is the message body'
attachments = [sys.argv[0]]
print 'Connecting to server...'
server = EmailConnection(mail_server, email, password)
print 'Preparing the email...'
email = Email(from_='"%s" <%s>' % (name, email), #you can pass only email
to='"%s" <%s>' % (to_name, to_email), #you can pass only email
subject=subject, message=message, attachments=attachments)
print 'Sending...'
server.send(email)
print 'Disconnecting...'
server.close()
print 'Done!'
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Script to send emails using Python using the command-line.
# Copyright 2020 Álvaro Justen [alvarojusten at gmail dot com]
# License: GPL <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>
import argparse
import os
import smtplib
import sys
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
def send_mail(
smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_user, smtp_pass, from_address, to_addresses,
subject, text, html=False
):
# TODO: use `emails_utils` code
message = MIMEMultipart()
message["From"] = from_address
message["To"] = ",".join(to_addresses)
message["Subject"] = subject
if html:
message.attach(MIMEText(text, "html", "utf-8"))
else:
message.attach(MIMEText(text, "plain", "utf-8"))
server = smtplib.SMTP(host=smtp_host, port=smtp_port)
server.starttls()
server.login(smtp_user, smtp_pass)
server.sendmail(from_address, to_addresses, message.as_string())
server.quit()
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--html", action="store_true")
parser.add_argument("--smtp-host", default=os.environ.get("SMTP_HOST"))
parser.add_argument("--smtp-port", default=os.environ.get("SMTP_PORT", 587))
parser.add_argument("--smtp-user", default=os.environ.get("SMTP_USER"))
parser.add_argument("--smtp-pass", default=os.environ.get("SMTP_PASS"))
parser.add_argument("from_address")
parser.add_argument("to_addresses", help="If more than one, separate by comma")
parser.add_argument("subject")
parser.add_argument("message")
args = parser.parse_args()
if None in (args.smtp_host, args.smtp_port, args.smtp_user, args.smtp_pass):
print("ERROR: missing SMTP configuration", file=sys.stderr)
exit(1)
to_addresses = [
address.strip()
for address in args.to_addresses.split(",")
if address.strip()
]
send_mail(
smtp_host=args.smtp_host,
smtp_port=args.smtp_port,
smtp_user=args.smtp_user,
smtp_pass=args.smtp_pass,
from_address=args.from_address,
to_addresses=to_addresses,
subject=args.subject,
text=args.message,
html=args.html,
)
@timbaileyjones
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Exactly what I needed in a hurry.. Thanks, man!

@IozzoI
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IozzoI commented Oct 3, 2014

Hi, thank you for this excellent contribution. I am troubled attaching files with no extensions, though. The mimetype = mimetype.split('/', 1) in email_utils.py at line 38 fails. What would be the most convenient way to handle this situation when using absolute paths?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit:
I figured my problem was lack of defining the mimetype of files with no extension by the guess_type(). I solved my problem by defining the mimetype variable where it is left None by the mimetype, encoding = guess_type(filename):

...
mimetype, encoding = guess_type(filename)
if mimetype == None:
     mimetype = "text/plain"
mimetype = mimetype.split('/', 1)
...

@IozzoI
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IozzoI commented Oct 11, 2014

To deal with non ascii characters in the subject variable you need to encode it like it is done for the message variable.

In email_utils.py change:

Line 16 to from email.header import Header
Line 26 to attachments=None, cc=None, encoding='utf-8'):
Line 30 to self.email['Subject'] = Header(subject, encoding)
Line 33 to text = MIMEText(message, message_type, encoding)

@remmi11
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remmi11 commented Jan 20, 2017

Im having a similar issue. Mine seems to be related to the attachment bc I can successfully send without an attachment.

Trying to change
attachments = [sys.argv[0]]
to
attachments = 'C:/Time App/Time.xlsx'

others I have tried...
attachments = 'C:\Time App\Time.xlsx'
..
path = 'C:\Time App\Time.xlsx'
attachments = os.path.abspath(path)

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 254, in run_nodebug
File "C:\Time App\scripts\example_email_utils.py", line 36, in
subject=subject, message=message, attachments=attachments)
File "C:\Time App\scripts\email_utils.py", line 39, in init
mimetype = mimetype.split('/', 1)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'

@remmi11
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remmi11 commented Jan 21, 2017

I believe I have found my answer. The problem revolved around my lack of understanding of what
Line: 27 attachments = [sys.argv[0]] was requesting.

I have a better understanding now thanks to this question asked on the stacks.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33773957/sys-argv0-meaning-in-python#

Fantastic tool by the way!

@kootenpv
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You could also try a lib for it :) https://kootenpv.github.io/2016-04-24-yagmail Disclaimer: I'm the creator ^^

@angelinahli
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Small detail, but instead of if cc is not None you can just write if cc, etc. (None values are falsy)

@BeyMelamed
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I found that trying to send email to multiple recipients did not work (only the first recipient got the message)
I tried this with comma delimited recipients as in: '[email protected],[email protected]'
When i changed line 83 in EmailConnection class:
to_emails = [message.email['To']] + message.email['Cc'].split(',')
To:
to_emails = message.email['To'].split(',') + message.email['Cc'].split(',')
All recipients got the email

@Macthalin
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How to get rid of"no module named email.mime" problem?

@Macthalin
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What package should be installed for sending attachments through mail in pi3? And how to import?

@rodrigoestevao
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It was exactly what I was looking for, thank you!!!

@pythonmars
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When I run example_email_utils.py from Terminal (VS Code):

ImportError: cannot import name 'EmailConnection' from 'email_utils' (email_utils.py and example_email_utils.py are in the same directory).

pylint shows 2 problems:

  1. No name 'EmailConnection' in module 'email_utils'
  2. No name 'Email' in module 'email_utils'

Why is like that? Could anyone help me with this?

Thanks!

@pythonmars
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I solved the problem. It's running perfectly.
Only one warning in the class Email(object) at line mimetype, encoding = guess_type(filename): Unused variable 'encoding'

@pythonmars
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ok, i found the answer:
change line mimetype, encoding = guess_type(filename) to:
mimetype, _ = guess_type(filename)
then no more warning

@JachiOnuoha
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Great Script!! But, how can I make the program include my gmail signature for outgoing emails?

@prasathn1984
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Can anyone explain, how to attach recent backup file to send through mail by daily basis?

@prasathn1984
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I am doing backupjob of my cisco devices and it will store with today's name. I want to attach and send mail of latest files to DL. How do i write script as i am new to python. Could you help me on this?

@ayyoubmaulana
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ayyoubmaulana commented Nov 20, 2019 via email

@prasathn1984
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prasathn1984 commented Nov 20, 2019 via email

@advaybajaj
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can someone please tell me what to write when we input "mail_server"

@Sankalp004
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Sankalp004 commented Oct 28, 2020

can someone please tell me what to write when we input "mail_server"

"""
SMTP Server Links :
Gmail-> smtp.gmail.com:587
Yahoo-> smtp.mail.yahoo.com:587
Outlook -> smtp-mail.outlook.com:587
"""

@SandhyaArja
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hi, Im new to python script help to attach pdf in my code with the helpof encoders
from email.message import EmailMessage
import ssl ,smtplib
from pandas import *
df = pandas.read_csv("mail.csv")
f=df["Name"].tolist()
g=df["Pdf"].tolist()
print(g)
receiver=df["Mail"].tolist()
for f in receiver:
sender = ''
paswd = ''
subject = 'Going To Ice Cream'
body = 'Guys when we are going to have Fun'
mail= EmailMessage() #it is an object to EmailMessage CLASS
mail['From'] = sender
mail['To'] = f
mail['Subject'] = subject
mail.set_content(body)
context = ssl.create_default_context()
with smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com' , 465,context= context) as mi:
mi.login(sender,paswd)
mi.sendmail(sender,f,mail.as_string())
print(f'mail sent successfully to {f} please check your email inbox')

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