Super simple self-emailing.
Project description
# emailme
A Python module to email myself from Python scripts and the command line.
# installation
```bash
$ pip install emailme
```
# intended usage
`emailme` is intended to be used to quick-fire send an email to oneself from Python scripts and from the command line.
## initial setup
Sending email requires you to login to an SMTP server. This often means a password is required.
To get started, you will need to store your username and password in a file that is read-write only by you. `emailme` provides a convenience way to get setup.
```bash
$ emailme start
```
You will be asked for your email address and passwrod there.
**note about password:** I strongly suggest NOT storing your regular email password. Instead, you should be using an app-specific password that you rotate regularly. Gmail offers such a functionality, and is highly recommended. Check with your email host provider for more detail.
Upon entering your credentials, a file will be written to disk at `~/.credentials/emailme.json`. This email is only read/write-able by you; other users of the computer are unable to read or write it.
Upon this initial setup, you will now be able to use `emailme` to send emails to yourself.
## command line usage
Usage at the command line is super simple.
```bash
$ emailme sendmail --subject "hey" --message "what's up?"
```
(be sure to escape your exclamation marks!)
## script usage
You can also import emailme and use it from a Python script.
```python
from emailme import sendmail
sendmail(subject='hey', message="What's up? How are you doing?")
```
A Python module to email myself from Python scripts and the command line.
# installation
```bash
$ pip install emailme
```
# intended usage
`emailme` is intended to be used to quick-fire send an email to oneself from Python scripts and from the command line.
## initial setup
Sending email requires you to login to an SMTP server. This often means a password is required.
To get started, you will need to store your username and password in a file that is read-write only by you. `emailme` provides a convenience way to get setup.
```bash
$ emailme start
```
You will be asked for your email address and passwrod there.
**note about password:** I strongly suggest NOT storing your regular email password. Instead, you should be using an app-specific password that you rotate regularly. Gmail offers such a functionality, and is highly recommended. Check with your email host provider for more detail.
Upon entering your credentials, a file will be written to disk at `~/.credentials/emailme.json`. This email is only read/write-able by you; other users of the computer are unable to read or write it.
Upon this initial setup, you will now be able to use `emailme` to send emails to yourself.
## command line usage
Usage at the command line is super simple.
```bash
$ emailme sendmail --subject "hey" --message "what's up?"
```
(be sure to escape your exclamation marks!)
## script usage
You can also import emailme and use it from a Python script.
```python
from emailme import sendmail
sendmail(subject='hey', message="What's up? How are you doing?")
```
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