Send the first page of New York Times to Kindle

nyt.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import urllib.request
import smtplib
from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

KINDLE_ID = '[email protected]'
GMAIL_ID = '[email protected]'
GMAIL_PW = '__________' # If you're using 2-step authentication, generate and use the App Password here


def download():
    url = 'https://static01.nyt.com/images/%Y/%m/%d/nytfrontpage/scan.pdf'
    url = datetime.strftime(datetime.today() - timedelta(days=1), url)
    filepath, _ = urllib.request.urlretrieve(url)

    return filepath


def prepare(filepath):
    email = MIMEMultipart()
    email['To'] = KINDLE_ID
    email['From'] = GMAIL_ID
    email['Subject'] = 'Convert'

    with open(filepath, 'rb') as file:
        part = MIMEApplication(file.read(),
                               Name=f'NYTimes {datetime.today():%b %d}.pdf')
        email.attach(part)

    return email


def send(email):
    smtp = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465)
    smtp.ehlo()
    smtp.login(GMAIL_ID, GMAIL_PW)
    smtp.sendmail(GMAIL_ID, KINDLE_ID, email.as_string())
    smtp.close()

    return True


if __name__ == '__main__':
    filepath = download()
    email = prepare(filepath)
    if send(email):
        print("Sent")