import django django.setup() from anymail.message import AnymailMessage from anymail.exceptions import AnymailError if __name__ == '__main__': sender = 'Foobar, inc. (via SomeOtherFoobar)" ' try: message = AnymailMessage( to=["melgart@gmail.com"], subject="my test subject", from_email=sender, body="test body") message.send() except AnymailError as exc: print str(exc)