Send Email

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Simplest example of sending email in Python using the Chilkat email module.

# file: SendEmail.py

import chilkat 

# How to send email in Python using the Chilkat Email component
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()
mailman.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial")

# Set your SMTP server's hostname
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.comcast.net")

# If your SMTP server requires a login, set username/password
# mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myUsername")
# mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")

# Create a simple email
email = chilkat.CkEmail()
email.put_Subject("Sending email from Python")
email.put_Body("This email was sent from a Python script")
email.put_From("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")

# Add a few recipients
email.AddTo("Matt","matt@chilkatsoft.com")
email.AddTo("TagTooga","admin@tagtooga.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (not success):
	mailman.SaveLastError("lastError.txt");