Sure, I can walk you through creating a Python script to automate sending daily email reports using the smtplib and email modules. Let’s break down the steps:Import necessary modules: Import the smtplib, email, and datetime modules.Set up email parameters: Define variables for the sender’s email address, recipient’s email address, email subject, SMTP server address, port, and sender’s email password.Create the email message: Compose the email message including subject, sender, recipient, and body.Establish a connection with the SMTP server: Connect to the SMTP server using smtplib.SMTP().Login to the SMTP server: Login to the SMTP server using the sender’s email address and password.Send the email: Send the email using smtp.send_message().Close the connection: Close the connection to the SMTP server.Here’s a sample Python script to achieve this:pythonCopy codeimport smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from datetime import datetime
def send_email():
# Email parameters
sender_email = «your_email@gmail.com»
recipient_email = «recipient_email@example.com»
subject = «Daily Report — » + datetime.now().strftime(«%Y-%m-%d»)
smtp_server = «smtp.gmail.com»
port = 587
password = «your_email_password»
# Create email message
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg[‘From’] = sender_email
msg[‘To’] = recipient_email
msg[‘Subject’] = subject
# Email body
body = «Insert your report content here.»
msg.attach(MIMEText(body, ‘plain’))
# Establish connection with SMTP server
smtp = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, port)
smtp.starttls()
# Login to SMTP server
smtp.login(sender_email, password)
# Send email
smtp.send_message(msg)
# Close connection
smtp.quit()
if __name__ == «__main__»:
send_email()
Now, to set this up:Install Required Modules: If you haven’t already, install the smtplib module. You can do this using pip:Copy codepip install secure-smtplib
Configure Email Settings: Replace your_email@gmail.com with your email address, recipient_email@example.com with the recipient’s email address, and your_email_password with your email password.Run the Script: Save the script in a .py file and run it using Python. You can set up a cron job or a scheduled task to run this script daily at the desired time.With these steps, your Python script should now automate sending daily email reports.
