Description

For this task, I wanted to send an email through Python. I wrote a script that would allow me to send an email from a Gmail account I created for this purpose.

Languages

• Python

• HTML (very basic)

Overview

After determining what I felt was the most suitable library to import, I researched how to send the email and let the sender know the email had been sent successfully. This included:

• Overcoming the security features in Gmail that initially prevented me from being able to send an email
• A feedback response on the terminal to let the user know the email was sent

Points to Note

• My code was written for sending an email through Gmail
  • The process might be different if you use a different email service provider
  • Google takes steps to prevent less secure apps/sites from being able to access the Google Server. You can change the settings here: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
• Due to security concerns, I set up a Gmail account (I didn’t use my personal account) for use with this script and removed any personal information from my published code:
  • There are notes in the code to help you fill in the relevant parts
  • Feel free to use my code, but ensure you remove any personal or sensitive information before publishing it

Going Forward

This is the first version of this script. I see a lot of potential for extending this script and in the future I look forward to researching and incorporating the following:

• Enhancing the HTML code
• Adding attachments
• Scheduling the emails to be sent at a certain time or with a certain frequency
• Linking to an API to get dynamic content
  • For example, a weather API to tell me what the weather will be like today