What is the easiest way to send Daily email from Python?

The easiest way to send an email from Python is by using the built-in smtplib library along with a simple SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server. Here’s a basic example of how to send an email using smtplib:

Sending daily email reports in Python can be automated using libraries like smtplib and email. To set up this automation, follow these steps:

Step 1: Install Required Libraries

Make sure you have Python installed on your system. You may need to install the smtplib and email libraries if you haven’t already. You can install them using pip:

pip install secure-smtplib

pip install email

Step 2: Prepare Your Report Data

Before sending an email, you should prepare the data that you want to include in the daily report. This could be data retrieved from a database, a CSV file, or any other source.

Step 3: Write the Python Script

Create a Python script that sends the email report. Below is a sample script:

import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

# Email configuration
sender_email = 'contact@techreader.info'
sender_password = '*********'
receiver_email = 'info@techreader.info'
subject = 'Sent Daily Email'
body = 'This email are sent from tech reader for testing python email'

# Create an SMTP session
session = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
session.starttls()

# Login to your email account
session.login(sender_email, sender_password)

# Create a message
message = MIMEMultipart()
message['From'] = sender_email
message['To'] = receiver_email
message['Subject'] = subject

# Attach the report data as plain text
message.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))

# Send the email
session.sendmail(sender_email, receiver_email, message.as_string())

# Terminate the SMTP session
session.quit()

// Single email script


import smtplib
from email.message import EmailMessage

def send_email(sender, password, recipient, subject, body):
  """Sends an email from the specified sender to the specified recipient.

  Args:
    sender: The email address of the sender.
    password: The password for the sender's email account.
    recipient: The email address of the recipient.
    subject: The subject of the email.
    body: The body of the email.
  """

  server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
  server.starttls()
  server.login(sender, password)

  message = EmailMessage()
  message.set_from(sender)
  message.set_to(recipient)
  message.set_subject(subject)
  message.set_body(body)

  server.sendmail(sender, recipient, message.as_string())
  server.quit()

def main():
  """Sends an email to the specified recipient."""

  sender = 'contact@techreader.info'
  password = '*******'
  recipient = 'info@techreader.info'
  subject = 'Tech Reader Sent Test Email'
  body = 'This email email sent by the testing for tech reader'

  send_email(sender, password, recipient, subject, body)

if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()

We use Gmail’s SMTP server (smtp.gmail.com) as an example, but you can replace it with the SMTP server of your email provider if you’re not using Gmail. Be aware that some email providers might require you to enable “less secure apps” or generate an “App Password” for this to work.
The starttls() method is called to enable TLS encryption for secure communication with the SMTP server.
The login() method is used to log in to your email account.
The email’s subject and body are composed of plain text.
The sendmail() method sends the email.

You can also use third-party libraries to send emails from Python. Some popular third-party libraries include:

Mailgun
SendGrid
Mandrill
Mailjet

These libraries offer a variety of features, such as the ability to send multiple emails, track email delivery, and add attachments to emails.

Step 4: Schedule the Script

To send daily reports, you can schedule this script to run at a specific time each day. You can use tools like cron on Linux or Task Scheduler on Windows to schedule the script’s execution.

For example, to run the script every day at 10:00 AM on a Linux system, you can add the following entry to your crontab file:

0 10 * * * /usr/bin/python /DailyEmail/email_send.py

Make sure to replace /usr/bin/python with the path to your Python interpreter and /DailyEmail/email_send.py with the actual path to your Python script.

Step 5: Test Your Script

Before setting up the automation, test your script by running it manually to ensure that it sends the email correctly and that the report data is included as expected.

Once you’ve completed these steps, your Python script will automatically send daily email reports at the scheduled time.

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