- 1 year ago
How to schedule and send email of python generated report automatically in python
To schedule and send an email with a Python-generated report automatically, you can use the smtplib
library to send the email and a scheduling library like schedule
or cron
to schedule the task. Here's a step-by-step guide:
- Import the necessary libraries:
pythonimport smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import schedule
import time
- Define a function to generate the report and send the email:
pythondef send_report():
# Generate the report
report = generate_report() # Replace with your report generation logic
# Create the email
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg['From'] = 'sender@example.com'
msg['To'] = 'recipient@example.com'
msg['Subject'] = 'Report'
body = MIMEText(report, 'plain')
msg.attach(body)
# Send the email
smtp_server = 'smtp.example.com'
smtp_port = 587
username = 'username'
password = 'password'
with smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port) as server:
server.starttls()
server.login(username, password)
server.send_message(msg)
print('Email sent successfully')
- Schedule the task to run at the desired frequency (e.g., daily):
pythonschedule.every().day.at('08:00').do(send_report) # Adjust the time as needed
while True:
schedule.run_pending()
time.sleep(1)
This code sets up a schedule to run the send_report
function every day at 8:00 AM. Adjust the time according to your requirements.
- Run the script and keep it running to execute the scheduled task.
Make sure to replace the placeholders (sender@example.com
, recipient@example.com
, smtp.example.com
, username
, password
, and generate_report()
) with your actual email and report generation details.
Note that this example uses the SMTP protocol for sending emails. You may need to adjust the smtp_server
, smtp_port
, and authentication details based on your email provider.
Additionally, consider handling any potential exceptions that may occur during the email sending process to ensure proper error handling and logging.