6. Program Output | Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

SMTP

We've looked at various forms of displays that you can attach to your BeagleBone, but those are only useful when you're looking at it. If your BeagleBone is not accessible, for instance, it's monitoring something at your home while you're out, you might still need a way for it to send you information. One simple way to achieve this is to use Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mails from your BeagleBone. Save this code to a new file called email_sender.py by filling in your account's SMTP details:

import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

SMTP_host = 'smtp.gmail.com'
SMTP_email = '[email protected]'
SMTP_pass = 'password'

def send_email(to, subject, body):
  msg = MIMEText(body)
  msg['Subject'] = subject
  msg['From'] = SMTP_email
  msg['To'] = to
  server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(SMTP_host)
  server.login(SMTP_email, SMTP_pass)
  server.sendmail(SMTP_email, to, msg.as_string())

Note

Just like with IMAP, to retrieve e-mails, SMTP is a standard protocol and is used by...

Tech Concepts

Programming languages

Tech Tools

Unlimited access to the largest independent learning library in tech of over 8,000 expert-authored tech books and videos.

Innovative learning tools, including AI book assistants, code context explainers, and text-to-speech.

50+ new titles added per month and exclusive early access to books as they are being written.

Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

By : Alexander C Hiam

Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

By: Alexander C Hiam

Overview of this book

SMTP

Note

Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

By : Alexander C Hiam

Learning Beaglebone Python Programming

By: Alexander C Hiam

Overview of this book

SMTP

Note

Confirmation

Buy this book with your credits?

Submit Your Feedback

Create a Free Account To Continue Reading

Sign in to activate your 7-day free access