sendmail.py

from email.utils import formatdate
from email.message import Message
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import smtplib
import textwrap

def send_email(to_address, to_name, from_address, from_name, subject, body, **kwargs):
    msg = MIMEText(body)
    msg['To'] = '%s <%s>' % (to_name, to_address)
    msg['From'] = '%s <%s>' % (from_name, from_address)
    msg['Reply-To'] = '%s <%s>' % (kwargs.get('reply_to_name', from_name), kwargs.get('reply_to_email', from_address))
    msg['Subject'] = subject
    msg['Date'] = formatdate()
    to_emails = [to_address]
    bcc_emails = kwargs.get('bcc_emails')
    if bcc_emails:
        to_emails.extend(bcc_emails)
    server = smtplib.SMTP(settings.EMAIL_HOST)
    # make sure we don't double up on email addresses
    to_emails = list(set(to_emails))
    server.sendmail(from_address, to_emails, msg.as_string())
    server.quit()