Sure, I can provide you with a basic script to automate sending daily email reports in Python using the
`smtplib` library for sending emails and `schedule` library for scheduling tasks. Here's a step-by-step guide to
set it up:
1. **Install Required Libraries**:
Make sure you have `smtplib` and `schedule` installed. You can install them via pip:
```
pip install smtplib schedule
```
2. **Write the Script**:
Here's a basic script to send a daily email report:
```python
import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import schedule
import datetime
def send_email():
# Set up SMTP server credentials
smtp_server = 'smtp.example.com'
smtp_port = 587
smtp_username = 'your_username'
smtp_password = 'your_password'
# Set up sender and recipient email addresses
sender_email = 'your_email@example.com'
recipient_email = 'recipient@example.com'
# Create message container
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg['From'] = sender_email
msg['To'] = recipient_email
msg['Subject'] = 'Daily Report - ' + str(datetime.date.today())
# Write your email body here
body = "Insert your daily report content here."
# Attach the message body to the email
msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))
# Connect to SMTP server
server = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port)
server.starttls()
# Login to SMTP server
server.login(smtp_username, smtp_password)
# Send email
server.send_message(msg)
# Quit SMTP server
server.quit()
# Schedule the email to be sent daily at a specific time
schedule.every().day.at("09:00").do(send_email)
while True:
schedule.run_pending()
```
3. **Configure Script**:
- Replace `'smtp.example.com'` with your SMTP server address.
- Replace `587` with your SMTP server port.
- Replace `'your_username'` and `'your_password'` with your SMTP server credentials.
- Replace `'your_email@example.com'` with your sender email address.
- Replace `'recipient@example.com'` with the recipient's email address.
- Adjust the email content and subject as needed.
4. **Run the Script**:
Save the script with a `.py` extension and run it using Python:
```
python your_script_name.py
```
5. **Ensure Continuity**:
Ensure that the script runs continuously, either by keeping it running in a terminal or by deploying it to a
server or cloud service that supports running Python scripts.
With this setup, the script will send a daily email report at the specified time each day. Make sure your SMTP
server allows sending emails programmatically and that you follow any security best practices for handling
passwords and sensitive information.