Gmail - Send email

Tags: #gmail #email #send #python #library #smtplib

Last update: 2023-05-12 (Created: 2023-05-12)

Description: This notebook will show how to send an email using naas_drivers. It is usefull for organizations that need to send emails from their Gmail account.

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Input

Import libraries

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import naas
from naas_drivers import email

Setup Variables

Create an application password following this procedure

username: This variable stores the username or email address associated with the email account
password: This variable stores the password or authentication token required to access the email account
smtp_server: This variable represents the SMTP server address used for sending emails.
box: This variable stores the name or identifier of the mailbox or folder within the email account that will be accessed.
email_to: This variable stores the email receiver address.
email_subject: This variable stores the email subject.
email_msg: This variable stores the email msg.

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# Inputs
username = "xxxxx@xxxxx"
password = naas.secret.get("GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD") or "xxxxxxxx"
smtp_server = "imap.gmail.com"
box = "INBOX"

# Outputs
email_to = "xxxxx@xxxxx"
email_subject = "My First Email"
email_msg = "This is a test email"

Model

Connect to email box

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emails = email.connect(username, password, smtp_server=smtp_server)

Output

Send email

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emails.send(
    email_to=email_to,
    subject=email_subject,
    content=email_msg
)