silgon/python_mail_with_attachment.py

## python_mail_with_attachment.py
# based on:
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/882770/2237916
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/53970596/2237916
import smtplib

from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from os.path import basename

# me == my email address
# you == recipient's email address
me = "myself@mail.com"
you = "destinatary@mail.com"

# Create message container - the correct MIME type is multipart/alternative.
# msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
# msg = MIMEMultipart('mixed')
msg = MIMEMultipart('mixed')
msg['Subject'] = "Link"
msg['From'] = "My Name <{}>".format(me)
msg['To'] = you

# Create the body of the message (a plain-text and an HTML version).
text = "Hi!\nHow are you?\nHere is the link you wanted:\nhttp://www.python.org"
html = """\
<html>
  <head></head>
  <body>
    <p>Hi!<br>
       How are you?<br>
       Here is the <a href="http://www.python.org">link</a> you wanted.
    </p>
  </body>
</html>
"""

# Record the MIME types of both parts - text/plain and text/html.
part1 = MIMEText(text, 'plain')
part2 = MIMEText(html, 'html')

# Attach parts into message container.
# According to RFC 2046, the last part of a multipart message, in this case
# the HTML message, is best and preferred.
msg_ = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
msg_.attach(part1)
msg_.attach(part2)
msg.attach(msg_)

f="image.png"
with open(f, "rb") as fil:
    part = MIMEApplication(
        fil.read(),
        Name=basename(f)
    )
# After the file is closed
part['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="%s"' % basename(f)
msg.attach(part)


#Ports 465 and 587 are intended for email client to email server communication - sending email
server = smtplib.SMTP('mail.server.com', 587)

#starttls() is a way to take an existing insecure connection and upgrade it to a secure connection using SSL/TLS.
server.starttls()

#Next, log in to the server
server.login("login_user@mail.com", "login_password")


server.sendmail(me, you, msg.as_string())
server.quit()
	# based on:
	# https://stackoverflow.com/a/882770/2237916
	# https://stackoverflow.com/a/53970596/2237916
	import smtplib

	from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
	from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
	from email.mime.text import MIMEText
	from os.path import basename

	# me == my email address
	# you == recipient's email address
	me = "myself@mail.com"
	you = "destinatary@mail.com"

	# Create message container - the correct MIME type is multipart/alternative.
	# msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
	# msg = MIMEMultipart('mixed')
	msg = MIMEMultipart('mixed')
	msg['Subject'] = "Link"
	msg['From'] = "My Name <{}>".format(me)
	msg['To'] = you

	# Create the body of the message (a plain-text and an HTML version).
	text = "Hi!\nHow are you?\nHere is the link you wanted:\nhttp://www.python.org"
	html = """\
	<html>
	<head></head>
	<body>
	<p>Hi!<br>
	How are you?<br>
	Here is the <a href="http://www.python.org">link</a> you wanted.
	</p>
	</body>
	</html>
	"""

	# Record the MIME types of both parts - text/plain and text/html.
	part1 = MIMEText(text, 'plain')
	part2 = MIMEText(html, 'html')

	# Attach parts into message container.
	# According to RFC 2046, the last part of a multipart message, in this case
	# the HTML message, is best and preferred.
	msg_ = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
	msg_.attach(part1)
	msg_.attach(part2)
	msg.attach(msg_)

	f="image.png"
	with open(f, "rb") as fil:
	part = MIMEApplication(
	fil.read(),
	Name=basename(f)
	)
	# After the file is closed
	part['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="%s"' % basename(f)
	msg.attach(part)



	#Ports 465 and 587 are intended for email client to email server communication - sending email
	server = smtplib.SMTP('mail.server.com', 587)

	#starttls() is a way to take an existing insecure connection and upgrade it to a secure connection using SSL/TLS.
	server.starttls()

	#Next, log in to the server
	server.login("login_user@mail.com", "login_password")


	server.sendmail(me, you, msg.as_string())
	server.quit()