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Sending mail from local machine using Python and win32com.client library
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# OutlookMailer.py | |
# Python 2.7.6 | |
import win32com.client as com | |
outlook = com.Dispatch("Outlook.Application") | |
""" | |
Source - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff869291.aspx | |
Outlook VBA Reference | |
0 - olMailItem | |
1 - olAppointmentItem | |
2 - olContactItem | |
3 - olTaskItem | |
4 - olJournalItem | |
5 - olNoteItem | |
6 - olPostItem | |
7 - olDistributionListItem | |
""" | |
# mail = outlook.CreateItem(0X0) | |
mail = outlook.CreateItem(0) | |
mail.To = "mail1@example.com" | |
mail.CC = "mail2@example.com" | |
mail.BCC = "mail3@example.com" | |
mail.Subject = "Test mail from Python" | |
# Using "Body" constructs body as plain text | |
# mail.Body = "Test mail body from Python" | |
""" | |
Using "HtmlBody" constructs body as html text | |
default font size for most browser is 12 | |
setting font size to "-1" might set it to 10 | |
""" | |
mail.HTMLBody = """ | |
<html> | |
<head></head> | |
<body> | |
<font color="DarkBlue" size=-1 face="Arial"> | |
<p>Hi!<br> | |
How are you?<br> | |
Test HTML mail body from Python | |
</p> | |
</font> | |
</body> | |
</html> | |
""" | |
""" | |
Set the format of mail | |
1 - Plain Text | |
2 - HTML | |
3 - Rich Text | |
""" | |
mail.BodyFormat = 2 | |
# Instead of sending the message, just display the compiled message | |
# Useful for visual inspection of compiled message | |
mail.Display(True) | |
# Send the mail | |
# Use this directly if there is no need for visual inspection | |
# mail.Send() |
Thank You
May by to late, but was enough for me.
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Hey, Just wondering. Any way to add signature to my email? thank you.