GMail SMTP port 587

Send email using GMail's SMTP server on port 587 (SSL via STARTTLS).

Download Chilkat Python Library

import sys
import chilkat


mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "Component unlock failed"
    sys.exit()

#  Use the GMail SMTP server
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.gmail.com")
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

#  Set the SMTP login/password.
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("chilkat.support")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")

#  Create a new email object
email = chilkat.CkEmail()

email.put_Subject("This is a test")
email.put_Body("This is a test")
email.put_From("Chilkat Support <chilkat.support@gmail.com>")
email.AddTo("Chilkat","support@chilkatsoft.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

print "Mail Sent!"