[ Python ] SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

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If you want a automate your email via Google SMTP with your Python code, try this out. 

This is a very basic code to understand the protocol that handles sending emails and routing emails between mail servers using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).

But don't use it to send spam to anyone  :)  just use for study case

Here, more Google help doc link, 

https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en#zippy=%2Cuse-the-gmail-smtp-server


import smtplib

try:
   SMTP_Server = 'smtp.gmail.com'
   SMTP_Server_Session = 587     
   id = '<Email ID>'
   password = '<Password>'
   reciever = '<Email address>'
   smtpObj = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_Server, SMTP_Server_Session)  # creates SMTP session
   smtpObj.starttls()    # start TLS for security,  Google : 587
   smtpObj.login(id, password)
   subject = 'SMTP e-mail test'
   body = 'This message is sent from Python SMTP test code.\nHave a great day!\n\nfrom Mink '
   message = 'Subject: {}\n\n{}'.format(subject, body)
   smtpObj.sendmail(id, reciever, message)
   smtpObj.quit()

except Exception as e:
   print(e)



and you can get an e-mail like this...











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