Example | Sending an Email in Python

In this article, we'll learn how to send mail in python without any complication.

sending an mail using smtp module

if you would use the Gmail server you must enable POP download and IMAP access in your account settings, you also must enable less secure app access in your settings.

syntax:

import smtplib # importing module

server = smtplib.SMTP()

server.connect('smtp_host','port') # connecting to smtp server

server.ehlo()

server.starttls()

#log in to the server
server.login("username", "password") #logining to smtp server

#Send the mail
msg = 'hello world' #your message

server.sendmail("email_sender", "email_receiver", msg) #sending email

example:

import smtplib 

server = smtplib.SMTP()


try:
    server.connect('smtp.gmail.com','587')
    server.ehlo()
    server.starttls()

    server.login("my_mail@gmail.com", "my_pass")

    msg = 'hello world'
    server.sendmail("email0@gmail.com", "example@gmail.com", msg)

    # sucess message
    print('The mail has been sent')

except Exception as e: 
    print(e)

output:

The mail has been sent