Automate mail in python

Automating mail sending in Python can be achieved using the smtplib library, which is a built-in Python library that allows you to send emails using a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.

Here's a basic example of how to send an email using smtplib:

import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

# 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"
BODY = "This is a test email sent using Python."

# Create a text message
msg = MIMEText(BODY)
msg["Subject"] = SUBJECT
msg["From"] = FROM_EMAIL
msg["To"] = "[email protected]"

# 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()

This code sends an email from [email protected] to [email protected] with the subject "Test Email" and body "This is a test email sent using Python."

Note that you'll need to replace [email protected] and your_password with your actual Gmail credentials. Also, make sure to enable "Less secure app access" in your Google Account settings to allow Python to send emails using your Gmail account.

You can also use other libraries such as yagmail which is a wrapper around smtplib and provides a more convenient way to send emails.

import yagmail

yag = yagmail.SMTP(FROM_EMAIL, PASSWORD)
yag.send("[email protected]", SUBJECT, BODY)

You can also use python-email library which provides a more high-level interface for sending emails.

from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart

msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg["Subject"] = SUBJECT
msg["From"] = FROM_EMAIL
msg["To"] = "[email protected]"

body = MIMEText(BODY)
msg.attach(body)

server = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT)
server.sendmail(FROM_EMAIL, "[email protected]", msg.as_string())

You can also use aioimaplib library which provides a asynchronous way to send emails.

import aioimaplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

async def send_email():
    imap = aioimaplib.IMAP4_SSL("imap.gmail.com")
    await imap.login(FROM_EMAIL, PASSWORD)
    await imap.select("inbox")

    msg = MIMEText(BODY)
    msg["Subject"] = SUBJECT
    msg["From"] = FROM_EMAIL
    msg["To"] = "[email protected]"

    await imap.append("inbox", "+", msg.as_string())

    await imap.logout()

asyncio.run(send_email())

Please note that you should always handle exceptions and errors properly when sending emails, and also make sure to check the email settings and credentials before sending the email.