A mailing bot in python
Here is a basic example of a mailing bot in Python using the smtplib
library to send emails:
mailing_bot.py
import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
# Define the email settings
SMTP_SERVER = "smtp.gmail.com"
SMTP_PORT = 587
FROM_EMAIL = "[email protected]"
PASSWORD = "your_password"
# Define the email message
SUBJECT = "Test Email from Python Bot"
BODY = "This is a test email sent from a Python bot."
# Create a text message
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg['From'] = FROM_EMAIL
msg['To'] = "[email protected]"
msg['Subject'] = SUBJECT
msg.attach(MIMEText(BODY, 'plain'))
# Connect to the SMTP server
server = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT)
server.starttls()
server.login(FROM_EMAIL, PASSWORD)
# Send the email
server.sendmail(FROM_EMAIL, "[email protected]", msg.as_string())
# Close the SMTP connection
server.quit()
How to use:
- Replace
[email protected]
andyour_password
with your actual Gmail email and password. - Replace
[email protected]
with the email address you want to send the email to. - Run the script using Python:
python mailing_bot.py
- The script will send an email with the subject "Test Email from Python Bot" and the body "This is a test email sent from a Python bot."
Note:
- Make sure to enable "Less secure app access" in your Google Account settings to allow the script to send emails.
- You can also use other email providers like Outlook or Yahoo by changing the
SMTP_SERVER
andSMTP_PORT
variables. - This is a basic example, you can customize the email message and add more features like attachments, CC, BCC, etc.
Advanced features:
- You can use a library like
yagmail
which provides a simpler way to send emails and supports more features like attachments and HTML emails. - You can also use a library like
python-email
which provides a more advanced way to send emails and supports more features like email templates and email parsing. - You can also use a library like
schedule
to schedule the email sending at a specific time or interval.
Security considerations:
- Make sure to store your email password securely and do not hardcode it in your script.
- Use a secure connection (TLS or SSL) when sending emails to prevent eavesdropping and tampering.
- Be careful when sending emails to multiple recipients, as it may be considered spamming.
- Make sure to comply with your email provider's terms of service and anti-spam policies.