send a mail with python smtp code example

Example 1: send mail from python

#!/usr/bin/python

import smtplib

sender = '[email protected]'
receivers = ['[email protected]']

message = """From: From Person <[email protected]>
To: To Person <[email protected]>
Subject: SMTP e-mail test

This is a test e-mail message.
"""

try:
   smtpObj = smtplib.SMTP('localhost')
   smtpObj.sendmail(sender, receivers, message)         
   print "Successfully sent email"
except SMTPException:
   print "Error: unable to send email"

Example 2: send html smtp email python

from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import smtplib

def send_email():
    sender = FROM_EMAIL
    receiver = ["[email protected]","[email protected]"] # emails in list for multiple or just a string for single.
    msg = MIMEMultipart()
    msg['From'] = FROM_NAME # The name the email is from e.g. Adam
    msg['To'] = TO_NAME # The receivers name
    msg['Subject'] = SUBJECT
    with open(HTML_TEMPLATE) as f:
        html = f.read()
    part = MIMEText(html, 'html')
    msg.attach(part)

    with smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com") as connection:
        connection.starttls()
        connection.login(CONNECTION USERNAME/EMAIL, CONNECTION PASSWORD)
        connection.sendmail(sender, receiver, msg.as_string())