Sending Email from Python scripts using Gmail account

gmail_from_python.py

#!/usr/bin/python
 
# Thanks to Hal Otis
# http://www.halotis.com/2009/07/11/sending-email-from-python-using-gmail/
# for the script!
 
import smtplib
from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
 
GMAIL_LOGIN = 'myemail@gmail.com'
GMAIL_PASSWORD = 'password'
 
def send_email(subject, message, from_addr=GMAIL_LOGIN, to_addr=GMAIL_LOGIN):
    msg = MIMEText(message)
    msg['Subject'] = subject
    msg['From'] = from_addr
    msg['To'] = to_addr
 
    server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com',587) #port 465 or 587
    server.ehlo()
    server.starttls()
    server.ehlo()
    server.login(GMAIL_LOGIN,GMAIL_PASSWORD)
    server.sendmail(from_addr, to_addr, msg.as_string())
    server.close()
 
if __name__=="__main__":
    send_email('test', 'This is a test email')