How to use mailer
The mailer
!
The mailer
is a popular Python library used for sending emails. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use it:
Installation
First, you need to install the mailer
library. You can do this using pip:
pip install mailer
Basic Usage
To send an email using mailer
, you need to create a Mailer
object and specify the email settings. Here's an example:
from mailer import Mailer
# Create a Mailer object
mailer = Mailer(
from_addr='[email protected]',
to_addr='[email protected]',
subject='Hello from Mailer!',
body='This is a test email sent using Mailer.'
)
# Send the email
mailer.send()
Configuring the Mailer
You can customize the Mailer
object by passing additional arguments. Here are some common options:
from_addr
: The sender's email address.to_addr
: The recipient's email address.subject
: The email subject.body
: The email body.server
: The SMTP server to use (e.g.,smtp.gmail.com
).port
: The SMTP port to use (e.g.,587
).username
: The SMTP username (e.g., your email address).password
: The SMTP password.
Here's an example with some additional settings:
from mailer import Mailer
# Create a Mailer object with custom settings
mailer = Mailer(
from_addr='[email protected]',
to_addr='[email protected]',
subject='Hello from Mailer!',
body='This is a test email sent using Mailer.',
server='smtp.gmail.com',
port=587,
username='[email protected]',
password='your_password'
)
# Send the email
mailer.send()
Advanced Usage
The mailer
library also supports advanced features, such as:
- Attachments: You can attach files to the email using the
attachments
argument. - HTML emails: You can send HTML emails by setting the
html_body
argument. - CC and BCC: You can add CC and BCC recipients using the
cc
andbcc
arguments.
Here's an example with attachments:
from mailer import Mailer
# Create a Mailer object with attachments
mailer = Mailer(
from_addr='[email protected]',
to_addr='[email protected]',
subject='Hello from Mailer!',
body='This is a test email sent using Mailer.',
attachments=['path/to/file1.txt', 'path/to/file2.pdf']
)
# Send the email
mailer.send()
Troubleshooting
If you encounter any issues while using the mailer
library, you can check the following:
- Make sure you have the correct email settings (e.g., server, port, username, password).
- Check the email recipient's spam folder.
- Verify that the email is not being blocked by your email provider.
I hope this helps you get started with using the mailer
library!