added sending emails tutorial

x4nth055 · x4nth055 · commit 9894bc0dd7fe · 2019-11-21T17:08:32.000+01:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ This is a repository of all the tutorials of [The Python Code](https://www.thepy
     - [How to Automate your VPS or Dedicated Server Management in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/automate-veesp-server-management-in-python). ([code](general/automating-server-management))
     - [How to Execute BASH Commands in a Remote Machine in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/executing-bash-commands-remotely-in-python). ([code](general/execute-ssh-commands))
     - [How to Manipulate IP Addresses in Python using ipaddress module](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/manipulate-ip-addresses-using-ipaddress-module-in-python). ([code](general/ipaddress-module))
+    - [How to Send Emails in Python using smtplib Module](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/sending-emails-in-python-smtplib). ([code](general/email-sender))
     
 - ### [Web Scraping](https://www.thepythoncode.com/topic/web-scraping)
     - [How to Access Wikipedia in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/access-wikipedia-python). ([code](web-scraping/wikipedia-extractor))
diff --git a/general/email-sender/README.md b/general/email-sender/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# [How to Send Emails in Python using smtplib Module](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/sending-emails-in-python-smtplib)
+Feel free to edit the code how ever you want to suit your needs!
diff --git a/general/email-sender/email_sender.py b/general/email-sender/email_sender.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import smtplib
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.audio import MIME
+
+# your credentials
+email = "email@example.com"
+password = "password"
+
+# the sender's email
+FROM = "email@example.com"
+# the receiver's email
+TO   = "to@example.com"
+# the subject of the email (subject)
+subject = "Just a subject"
+
+# initialize the message we wanna send
+msg = MIMEMultipart()
+# set the sender's email
+msg["From"] = FROM
+# set the receiver's email
+msg["To"] = TO
+# set the subject
+msg["Subject"] = subject
+# set the body of the email
+text = MIMEText("This email is sent using <b>Python</b> !", "html")
+# attach this body to the email
+msg.attach(text)
+# initialize the SMTP server
+server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
+# connect to the SMTP server as TLS mode (secure) and send EHLO
+server.starttls()
+# login to the account using the credentials
+server.login(email, password)
+# send the email
+server.sendmail(FROM, TO, msg.as_string())
+# terminate the SMTP session
+server.quit()

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	`1`	`+# [How to Send Emails in Python using smtplib Module](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/sending-emails-in-python-smtplib)`
	`2`	`+Feel free to edit the code how ever you want to suit your needs!`