📧 Python Email Automation using SMTP

Automating emails is a powerful way to save time and ensure timely communication for reminders, reports, notifications, and alerts. This project demonstrates how to send emails programmatically using Python’s built-in smtplib and email modules with Gmail’s SMTP server.

🚀 Features

Send automated emails with custom subject and body
Supports Gmail SMTP (SSL)
Useful for reminders, reports, notifications, alerts, and bulk emails
Lightweight – built using only Python standard libraries

📌 Problem Statement

Create a Python script that automates sending emails via SMTP – useful for reminders, reports, or alerts.

🛠️ Requirements

Python 3.x
Gmail account with App Passwords enabled (for security)

⚡ Setup Instructions

Enable 2-Step Verification in your Gmail account.
Generate an App Password from Google (use this instead of your normal Gmail password).

Replace the placeholders in the script:

email['From'] = 'your_email@gmail.com'
smtp.login('your_email@gmail.com', 'your_app_password')
send_email('receiver_email@gmail.com', 'Test Subject', 'Hello, this is a test email!')

Run the script:
```
python email_automation.py
```

🔒 Security Note

Never hardcode your real Gmail password in scripts.
Always use App Passwords for SMTP authentication.
Consider storing credentials in environment variables or a .env file.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – feel free to use and modify it.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!
Feel free to fork this repo and submit pull requests.

⭐ Support

If you find this project useful, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub.

imranc07/python-smtp-email-automation