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Daniel Homola Send email through your Gmail account with Python

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File Gmail Deleted

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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-Module for sending emails with attachment through a gmail account.
-
-A few stackoverflow threads and Justin Duke's blog post was used to write this.
-Please have a look at __credits__.
-
-This method only works if you sign in to the gmail account and then go to:
-https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and allow access
-for less secure apps.
-
-By default it sends html formatted email. Multiple recipients is supported.
-No sanity checking is involved, so use it as a 'consenting adult'.
-"""
-
-__author__ = 'Daniel Homola'
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2015"
-__credits__ = ['Justin Duke', 'Oli Warner', 'pcboy', 'Daniel Homola']
-__license__ = "BSD"
-__version__ = "0.1"
-__maintainer__ = "Daniel Homola"
-__email__ = "dani.homola@gmail.com"
-__status__ = "Prototype"
-
-import smtplib
-import traceback
-import os
-from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
-from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
-from email.mime.text import MIMEText
-from email.utils import COMMASPACE, formatdate
-from email import encoders
-
-
-class Gmail(object):
-    """
-    Class for sending emails through a gmail account.
-
-    :param gmail_user: gmail address not just username
-    :param gmail_pwd: gmail password
-    :param mail_to: list of recipient(s)' email address(es)
-    :param subject: subject of email
-    :param message: text of the message
-    :param files: list of strings pointing to the attachments
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, gmail_user, gmail_pwd, mail_to, subject, message,
-                 files=None):
-        """
-        Returns a Gmail object with its default variables set up.
-        """
-        self.gmail_user = gmail_user
-        self.gmail_pwd = gmail_pwd
-        self.mail_to = mail_to
-        self.subject = subject
-        self.message = message
-        self.files = files
-        self.sent = False
-
-        try:
-            self.msg = self._construct_mail()
-        except Exception:
-            raise Exception('Creating message object failed.\n' +
-                            traceback.format_exc())
-        try:
-            self._send_mail()
-            self.sent = True
-        except Exception:
-            raise Exception('Sending email failed.\n' +
-                            traceback.format_exc())
-
-    def _construct_mail(self):
-        """
-        Creates a MIMEMultipart message with attachment (if needed).
-
-        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
-        """
-
-        msg = MIMEMultipart()
-        msg['To'] = COMMASPACE.join(self.mail_to)
-        msg['From'] = self.gmail_user
-        msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
-        msg['Subject'] = self.subject
-        msg.attach(MIMEText(self.message, 'html'))
-
-        # add attachment
-        if self.files is not None:
-            msg = self._attach_files(msg)
-
-        return msg
-
-    def _send_mail(self):
-        """
-        Sends an email from a gmail account.
-
-        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
-        """
-
-        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
-        server.ehlo()
-        server.starttls()
-        server.login(self.gmail_user, self.gmail_pwd)
-        server.sendmail(self.gmail_user, self.mail_to, self.msg.as_string())
-        server.close()
-
-    def _attach_files(self, msg):
-        """
-        Attaches the files to the msg.
-
-        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
-        """
-
-        for f in self.files:
-            part = MIMEBase('application', "octet-stream")
-            part.set_payload(open(f, "rb").read())
-            encoders.encode_base64(part)
-            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="{0}"'
-                            .format(os.path.basename(f)))
-            msg.attach(part)
-        return msg

File Gmail.py Added

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Module for sending emails with attachment through a gmail account.
+
+A few stackoverflow threads and Justin Duke's blog post was used to write this.
+Please have a look at __credits__.
+
+This method only works if you sign in to the gmail account and then go to:
+https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and allow access
+for less secure apps.
+
+By default it sends html formatted email. Multiple recipients is supported.
+No sanity checking is involved, so use it as a 'consenting adult'.
+"""
+
+__author__ = 'Daniel Homola'
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2015"
+__credits__ = ['Justin Duke', 'Oli Warner', 'pcboy', 'Daniel Homola']
+__license__ = "BSD"
+__version__ = "0.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Daniel Homola"
+__email__ = "dani.homola@gmail.com"
+__status__ = "Prototype"
+
+import smtplib
+import traceback
+import os
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.utils import COMMASPACE, formatdate
+from email import encoders
+
+
+class Gmail(object):
+    """
+    Class for sending emails through a gmail account.
+
+    :param gmail_user: gmail address not just username
+    :param gmail_pwd: gmail password
+    :param mail_to: list of recipient(s)' email address(es)
+    :param subject: subject of email
+    :param message: text of the message
+    :param files: list of strings pointing to the attachments
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, gmail_user, gmail_pwd, mail_to, subject, message,
+                 files=None):
+        """
+        Returns a Gmail object with its default variables set up.
+        """
+        self.gmail_user = gmail_user
+        self.gmail_pwd = gmail_pwd
+        self.mail_to = mail_to
+        self.subject = subject
+        self.message = message
+        self.files = files
+        self.sent = False
+
+        try:
+            self.msg = self._construct_mail()
+        except Exception:
+            raise Exception('Creating message object failed.\n' +
+                            traceback.format_exc())
+        try:
+            self._send_mail()
+            self.sent = True
+        except Exception:
+            raise Exception('Sending email failed.\n' +
+                            traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def _construct_mail(self):
+        """
+        Creates a MIMEMultipart message with attachment (if needed).
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        msg = MIMEMultipart()
+        msg['To'] = COMMASPACE.join(self.mail_to)
+        msg['From'] = self.gmail_user
+        msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
+        msg['Subject'] = self.subject
+        msg.attach(MIMEText(self.message, 'html'))
+
+        # add attachment
+        if self.files is not None:
+            msg = self._attach_files(msg)
+
+        return msg
+
+    def _send_mail(self):
+        """
+        Sends an email from a gmail account.
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
+        server.ehlo()
+        server.starttls()
+        server.login(self.gmail_user, self.gmail_pwd)
+        server.sendmail(self.gmail_user, self.mail_to, self.msg.as_string())
+        server.close()
+
+    def _attach_files(self, msg):
+        """
+        Attaches the files to the msg.
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        for f in self.files:
+            part = MIMEBase('application', "octet-stream")
+            part.set_payload(open(f, "rb").read())
+            encoders.encode_base64(part)
+            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="{0}"'
+                            .format(os.path.basename(f)))
+            msg.attach(part)
+        return msg
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File Gmail Added

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Module for sending emails with attachment through a gmail account.
+
+A few stackoverflow threads and Justin Duke's blog post was used to write this.
+Please have a look at __credits__.
+
+This method only works if you sign in to the gmail account and then go to:
+https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps and allow access
+for less secure apps.
+
+By default it sends html formatted email. Multiple recipients is supported.
+No sanity checking is involved, so use it as a 'consenting adult'.
+"""
+
+__author__ = 'Daniel Homola'
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2015"
+__credits__ = ['Justin Duke', 'Oli Warner', 'pcboy', 'Daniel Homola']
+__license__ = "BSD"
+__version__ = "0.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Daniel Homola"
+__email__ = "dani.homola@gmail.com"
+__status__ = "Prototype"
+
+import smtplib
+import traceback
+import os
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.utils import COMMASPACE, formatdate
+from email import encoders
+
+
+class Gmail(object):
+    """
+    Class for sending emails through a gmail account.
+
+    :param gmail_user: gmail address not just username
+    :param gmail_pwd: gmail password
+    :param mail_to: list of recipient(s)' email address(es)
+    :param subject: subject of email
+    :param message: text of the message
+    :param files: list of strings pointing to the attachments
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, gmail_user, gmail_pwd, mail_to, subject, message,
+                 files=None):
+        """
+        Returns a Gmail object with its default variables set up.
+        """
+        self.gmail_user = gmail_user
+        self.gmail_pwd = gmail_pwd
+        self.mail_to = mail_to
+        self.subject = subject
+        self.message = message
+        self.files = files
+        self.sent = False
+
+        try:
+            self.msg = self._construct_mail()
+        except Exception:
+            raise Exception('Creating message object failed.\n' +
+                            traceback.format_exc())
+        try:
+            self._send_mail()
+            self.sent = True
+        except Exception:
+            raise Exception('Sending email failed.\n' +
+                            traceback.format_exc())
+
+    def _construct_mail(self):
+        """
+        Creates a MIMEMultipart message with attachment (if needed).
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        msg = MIMEMultipart()
+        msg['To'] = COMMASPACE.join(self.mail_to)
+        msg['From'] = self.gmail_user
+        msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
+        msg['Subject'] = self.subject
+        msg.attach(MIMEText(self.message, 'html'))
+
+        # add attachment
+        if self.files is not None:
+            msg = self._attach_files(msg)
+
+        return msg
+
+    def _send_mail(self):
+        """
+        Sends an email from a gmail account.
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
+        server.ehlo()
+        server.starttls()
+        server.login(self.gmail_user, self.gmail_pwd)
+        server.sendmail(self.gmail_user, self.mail_to, self.msg.as_string())
+        server.close()
+
+    def _attach_files(self, msg):
+        """
+        Attaches the files to the msg.
+
+        Internal function no need to call it explicitly.
+        """
+
+        for f in self.files:
+            part = MIMEBase('application', "octet-stream")
+            part.set_payload(open(f, "rb").read())
+            encoders.encode_base64(part)
+            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="{0}"'
+                            .format(os.path.basename(f)))
+            msg.attach(part)
+        return msg
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