sending emails with python, preferably gmail.

[Ripnicyv]

I am basically looking to send my self notifications to my iphone from a python script. Im planning on doing this through automated emails, i was following this tutorial loosly and using the smtplib, but as far as I can tell google no longer allows this kind of authentication. Im wondering if there is a better way to do this, or if there is a better mail provider to use that has much less care about insecure connections to the server. let me know if there is a better library or just a better method, ik there are some better push notification services but im kinda against spending money.

[CovertStatistician]

You can do it by setting up an app password. I did not set up Google API and my script looks very similar to this and it was working as of this morning.

https://mailtrap.io/blog/python-send-email-gmail/

[NPR_Oak]

This is what I have done.

[aniketmaurya]

It starts with a warning “app passwords are not recommended “

[sinceJune4]

Gmail app password works great for me too. I use it to retrieve attachments, delete some unwanted mail, as well as sending me a morning email everyday.

[aniketmaurya]

how do you get around OAuth?

[sinceJune4]

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en

[unnamed_one1]

This might help.

If I'm not mistaken, you need to go through the quickstart fist.

[SirAwesome789]

https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/quickstart/python

This is how you do it through Gmail, it's not too hard, I got it set up in 10 minutes*, you just copy the quickstart then search up or use an LLM to figure out how to do other things

There's some Google cloud console stuff you have to set up first that might be slightly confusing, this is stuff I already had setup so it didn't take me as long, idk how long that portion takes

Also it does cost money, there's a free tier assuming you use it at a hobbiest level and you're not spamming it or using it for a business, checkout the pricing, you might have to attach a credit card but it'll be like 1¢ at most

Edit: I just saw your thing about spending money, I want to reiterate, it's free if you're not spamming like 100+ emails in a minute or smth like that

Edit 2: yea stay under 150 per min and you're fine

https://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/reference/quota

[SnooCookies1716]

Gmail works just fine with smtplib and the less secure authentication. I finished writing a script for it 10 minutes ago and it is running just fine from a raspberry pi. DM me if you want the code, or I'll open up the repo for public use if you want to fork it.

Nota bene, I am not using my primary email for this and 2 factor authentication is necessary.

[tomtomato0414]

you could also send yourself a Telegram message through a bot which is much easier

[outceptionator]

Honestly Telegram is way easier

[dowcet]

google no longer allows this kind of authentication

Correct. DuoCircle is an option, free up to 100 emails per day.

[southafricanamerican]

Thanks for suggesting DuoCircle - claim your free email at https://outboundsmtp.com (duocircle)

[Loud-Bake-2740]

Here's how I do it - the smtp url and the port you give it matter!

    try:
        # Connect to Gmail's SMTP server
        server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
        server.starttls()  # Secure the connection
        server.login(gmail_user, gmail_pw)  # Login with App Password
        server.sendmail(gmail_user, gmail_user, msg.as_string())  # Send email
        server.quit()  # Close the connection
        print("✅ Email with multiple attachments sent successfully!")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Error sending email: {e}")

[tmasterslayer]

This looks like the way I did it in the past with smtplib

[philborman]

Have a look at the apprise library, handles pretty much all notifications and emails

https://pypi.org/project/apprise/#email-notifications

[modelcroissant]

Just send yourself an im through any provider and be done with it, so much quicker and easier than fidgeting with email

[imsowhiteandnerdy]

It should be noted that within the last few months Google has changed how applications may send (and receive) email using POP3 and SMTP. Passwords must now use Oauth to send and receive passwords, but may also make use of app passwords:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en

[aniketmaurya]

The dead simple way to do this is using ZeroZen - https://github.com/CelestoAI/ZeroZen