Chilkat2-Python

Send Email with hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com

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Send email using your Microsoft hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account via the smtp.office365.com SMTP server.

See the Guide for Creating an Application to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

mailman = chilkat2.MailMan()

mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.office365.com"
mailman.SmtpPort = 587
mailman.StartTLS = True

# This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
mailman.SmtpUsername = "yourName@live.com"

# Load the previously saved OAuth2 access token.
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/hotmail.json")
if (success == False):
    print(json.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

mailman.OAuth2AccessToken = json.StringOf("access_token")

email = chilkat2.Email()

# Note: If you send an email such as this, it can easily go to your Junk or Trash email folders.
email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.Body = "This is a test"
# This could be your hotmail.com, live.com, or outlook.com account.
email.From = "My Hotmail Account <yourName@live.com>"
success = email.AddTo("Joe Example","joe@example.com")

success = mailman.OpenSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    print("ConnectFailReason = " + str(mailman.ConnectFailReason))
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate()
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()

print("Email Sent.")