Send mail via gmail

send_mail.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import argparse
import smtplib

FROM = '[email protected]'

def _main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='')
    parser.add_argument('--to', nargs='+')
    parser.add_argument('--subject')
    parser.add_argument('--body-txt', type=file)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    domain = 'smtp.gmail.com'
    port = 465
    user = '[email protected]'
    password = 'password'

    try:
        server_ssl = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(domain, port)
        server_ssl.ehlo()
        server_ssl.login(user, password)

        to = args.to
        subject = args.subject or ''
        text = ''.join(args.body_txt.readlines()).strip()
        message = '''From: %s\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s
        ''' % (FROM, ', '.join(to), subject, text)

        server_ssl.sendmail(FROM, to, message)
        server_ssl.close()

        print message
        print 'Successfully sent the mail'

    except:
        print 'Failed to send mail'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    _main()