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To automate sending daily email reports in Python, you can use the smtplib and email

libraries. Below is a step-by-step guide and script to help you set it up.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Set Up Your Email Server Details:


o Determine your SMTP server details (SMTP server address, port number).
o For example, Gmail's SMTP server is smtp.gmail.com and the port number is
587.
2. Prepare the Email Content:
o Decide on the subject and body of the email.
o If you want to send attachments, decide on the file paths.
3. Install Necessary Libraries:
o Ensure you have the smtplib and email libraries installed. These are part of
Python's standard library, so no installation is required.
4. Write the Script:
o Write a Python script that connects to the SMTP server, composes the email,
and sends it.
5. Schedule the Script:
o Use a task scheduler like cron on Unix-based systems or Task Scheduler on
Windows to run your script daily.

Script to Send Daily Email Reports

Here's an example script to automate sending daily email reports:

python
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import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
from datetime import datetime

def send_email_report():
# Email configuration
smtp_server = 'smtp.gmail.com'
smtp_port = 587
sender_email = '[email protected]'
sender_password = 'your_password'
recipient_email = '[email protected]'

# Email content
subject = f"Daily Report - {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}"
body = "This is the daily report."

# Create the email message


msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg['From'] = sender_email
msg['To'] = recipient_email
msg['Subject'] = subject

# Attach the email body


msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))
# Attach a file (optional)
file_path = 'path/to/your/report.pdf'
with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
part = MIMEApplication(file.read(), Name='report.pdf')
part['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="report.pdf"'
msg.attach(part)

try:
# Connect to the SMTP server and send email
server = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port)
server.starttls()
server.login(sender_email, sender_password)
server.sendmail(sender_email, recipient_email, msg.as_string())
server.close()
print("Email sent successfully!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to send email: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
send_email_report()

Explanation of the Script

1. Import Libraries:
o smtplib: For sending email using the SMTP protocol.
o email: For creating the email content.
o datetime: For getting the current date to include in the email subject.
2. Email Configuration:
o smtp_server, smtp_port: SMTP server details.
o sender_email, sender_password: Credentials of the sender email.
o recipient_email: Email address of the recipient.
3. Email Content:
o subject, body: Subject and body of the email.
o MIMEMultipart(): Create a multipart email message.
o MIMEText(): Attach the email body.
o MIMEApplication(): Attach a file to the email.
4. Send the Email:
o Connect to the SMTP server using smtplib.SMTP().
o Start TLS encryption using starttls().
o Log in to the email account using login().
o Send the email using sendmail().
o Close the connection using close().

Scheduling the Script

On Unix-based Systems (Using cron):

1. Open the crontab file:

sh
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crontab -e
2. Add the following line to run the script daily at a specific time (e.g., 8 AM):

sh
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0 8 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/script.py

On Windows (Using Task Scheduler):

1. Open Task Scheduler and create a new task.


2. Set the trigger to daily and specify the time.
3. Set the action to start a program, and browse to your Python executable.
4. Add the path to your script in the "Add arguments" field.

With this setup, your script will run daily at the specified time and send the email report
automatically.

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