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Emails With Python

This document outlines how to send and receive emails using Python, emphasizing the use of the smtplib and imaplib libraries. It highlights the importance of admin privileges and potential security restrictions on corporate networks. Additionally, it provides guidance on generating app passwords for Gmail and encourages creative exploration with the provided notebook resources.

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Emails With Python

This document outlines how to send and receive emails using Python, emphasizing the use of the smtplib and imaplib libraries. It highlights the importance of admin privileges and potential security restrictions on corporate networks. Additionally, it provides guidance on generating app passwords for Gmail and encourages creative exploration with the provided notebook resources.

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Emails with Python

Complete Python Bootcamp

● In this section we will explore how to send


emails with Python and how to check our
inbox for received messages.
● Please keep in mind this process is highly
reliant on admin privileges on both your
local computer, your internet, and your
email.
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● It is highly likely that on a corporate


network, work computer, or work email
these methods will be blocked for security
reasons.
● If you encounter issues due to this, please
contact your IT department, as it is not an
issue we can fix on our end.
Complete Python Bootcamp

● Lastly, there is no full exercise for these


lecture topics, since there is no real way
we can create true self-assessments for a
personal email address.
● However, we do provide a notebook with
some ideas for you to explore, we
encourage you to get creative!
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Let’s get started!


Sending Emails
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● To send emails with Python, we need to


manually go through the steps of
connecting to an email server, confirming
connection, setting a protocol, logging on,
and sending the message.
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● Fortunately the built-in smtplib library in


Python makes these steps simple function
calls.
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● Each major email provider has their own


SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Server.
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● We will go over this process with a Gmail


account.
● For gmail users, you will need to generate
an app password instead of your normal
password.
● This let’s Gmail know that the Python
script attempting to access your account is
authorized by you.
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● Let’s explore this entire process.


Receiving Emails
Complete Python Bootcamp

● To view received emails with Python we


can use the built in imaplib and email
libraries in Python.
● The imaplib library has a special syntax for
searching your Inbox.
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Complete Python Bootcamp

● Before beginning this discussion, send


yourself a test email with a unique subject
line that you will be able to remember and
search for using Python.
● Let’s begin exploring checking received
emails with Python.

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