send_email_python

Send HTML and attachment emails from Python using Gmail SMTP with TLS encryption.

Requirements

pip install secure-smtplib  # stdlib smtplib is included in Python

No external packages needed — uses Python's built-in smtplib, email, and ssl modules.

Setup

Gmail requires an App Password (not your regular account password):

1. Enable 2-Factor Authentication on your Google account
2. Go to Google Account → Security → App Passwords
3. Generate a password for "Mail" → copy it
4. Paste it as SENDER_PASSWORD in the script

Usage

SENDER_EMAIL = "[email protected]"
SENDER_PASSWORD = "your_16_char_app_password"
RECEIVER_EMAIL = "[email protected]"

Run:

python email.py

How it works

• Connects to smtp.gmail.com:587
• Upgrades to TLS via STARTTLS with a secure SSL context
• Attaches an image (imgName.jpg) alongside the text body