How can I automate sending emails with attachments in Python?

How can I automate sending emails with attachments in Python?

You can use the smtplib library in Python to send emails. For attachments, you'll also need the email library.

Can you provide a sample code for sending an email with an attachment?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
from email import encoders

# Set up the server
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.example.com', 587)
server.starttls()

# Login to your email account
server.login('[email protected]', 'your_password')

# Create the email
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg['From'] = '[email protected]'
msg['To'] = '[email protected]'
msg['Subject'] = 'Subject of the Email'

# Attach the file
filename = 'file.txt'
attachment = open(filename, 'rb')
part = MIMEBase('application', 'octet-stream')
part.set_payload(attachment.read())
encoders.encode_base64(part)
part.add_header('Content-Disposition', f'attachment; filename={filename}')
msg.attach(part)

# Send the email
server.send_message(msg)
server.quit()

What if I want to send multiple attachments?

You can loop through a list of filenames and attach each one to the email using the same method. Just make sure to open each file in binary mode.