send_mail.py

import smtplib

def send_email(recipient,body):

    gmail_user = 'ateeq.at.aristocrat@gmail.com'
    gmail_pwd = 'Communication201'
    FROM = gmail_user
    TO = recipient if type(recipient) is list else [recipient]
    SUBJECT = 'File Shared!'
    TEXT = body

    # Prepare actual message
    message = """\From: %s\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s
    """ % (FROM, ", ".join(TO), SUBJECT, TEXT)
    try:
        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
        server.ehlo()
        server.starttls()
        server.login(gmail_user, gmail_pwd)
        server.sendmail(FROM, TO, message)
        server.close()
        print 'successfully sent the mail'
    except:
        print "failed to send mail "