SMTPlib with Python

Question

I have made a script that should send an email with python using smtplib.
Here it is:

import smtplib
msg = "test email"
mail = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com",578)
mail.ehlo()
mail.starttls()
mail.login("[e-mail]", "mypassword")
mail.sendmail("[e-mail]","[e-mail]",msg)
mail.close()

NOTE: I have replaced my actual credentials for this code, they are correct, that is not the issue.

This is my error:
Either nothing happens, and it just sits there, no error showing, not ending the script, or it doesn't accept my username and password.

Answer 1

Yay ;)

Answer 2

Usually, the port for SMTP is 587, like Diego suggests. Also, check for spelling mistakes. Eventhough this is just an example login, its domain is gmai.com instead of gmail.com

Answer 3

You wrote [e-mail] when it should be [e-mail]

Answer 4

Try with the login only, no @gmail.com

Answer 5

Oh, one more thing -- gmail has a strict security policy and the default settings of each email account DO NOT allow unauthorized applications to connect *at all*

You have to change your security settings perhaps?
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255

Answer 6

Can you post the code at the code playground? (delete the password first of course :)

I have published my code that works (outside Sololearn) and this part of code is pretty similar. I wonder what might be your problem...
https://code.sololearn.com/c03tR6z8U0NB/?ref=app

Answer 7

Ok, got an "unauthorized access" message and a hint to log in via web browser and change the settings. After that, I was able to successfully send an email using your script.

Answer 8

So what kind of error are you receiving now?

Answer 9

Try using port 587 instead of 578, and call mail.ehlo() again after mail.starttls().

Answer 10

Hmmm. That's strange. Now it works.
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Answer 11

I found that earlier and already did that, didn't change anything apparently

Answer 12

So I should change it to
smtp.gmai.com?
if I do that then it just doesn't do anything, and when I cancel it it got stuck in create connection.

Answer 13

Ohhhh....
ok I changed that
it still doesn't work
Username and Password not accepted

Answer 14

Same error

Answer 15

https://code.sololearn.com/cKXVcVMs2yGi/?ref=app

Here you go:

Answer 16

I did that too, look at my feed, put image there

Answer 17

Wait, I'll post another picture