methods.py

import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
from email import encoders

import time
from datetime import datetime

import csv

def create_Server(user, password):
    """ 
    establish the SMTP server for accessing Gmail from terminal; 
    args: Gmail username, Gmail password;
    returns: server
    """
    try:
        server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465) # settings for Gmails SMTP service
        server.ehlo()
        server.login(user, password) # login to Gmail using SMTP
        print ('Log in successful!')
        return server
    except:
        print ('Could not log in...')

def create_Email(frum, tos, sub, bod):
    """
    create the text email object to be read by the server;
    args: 
        frum: email sender (string)
        tos: email recipients (list)
        sub: email subject (string)
        bod: email body (string)
    returns:
        text: full email info to be read by server
    """
    msg = MIMEMultipart() # instance of MIMEMultipart
    msg['From'] = frum # storing the senders email address
    msg['To'] = ', '.join(tos) # storing the receivers email addresses
    msg['Subject'] = sub # storing the subject
    body = bod # string to store the body of the mail
    msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain')) # attach the body with the msg instance
    text = msg.as_string() # Converts the Multipart msg into a string
    return text

def send_Email(serv, email, frum, tos, sub, bod):
    """
    send the email using the SMTP server;
    args: 
        serv: SMTP server (server)
        frum: email sender (string)
        tos: email recipients (list)
        sub: email subject (string)
        bod: email body (string)
    returns:
        None
    """
    try:
        serv.sendmail(frum, tos, email) # send email
        print ('Email sent!') # print email info
        print ('From: ' + frum)
        print ('To: ' + ', '.join(tos))
        print ('Subject: ' + sub)
        print ('Body: ' + bod)
    except:
        print ('Email did not send...')

def get_String_Time():
    """ return current time as string """
    now = datetime.now()
    current_time = now.strftime("%I:%M %p")
    return str(current_time)

def readCSV(fil):
    """ 
    read csv file of email information and convert to nested list;
    args: fil (string, csv file path)
    returns: data (csv file as nested list)
    """
    data = [];
    with open(fil) as csvDataFile:
        csvReader = csv.reader(csvDataFile)
        for row in csvReader:
             data.append(row)
    return data

def subdivideData(d):
    """
    subdivide data into categories (names, emails, passwords, subjects, bodies, recipients)
    """
    nm = em = pw = sb = bd = rcp = [];
    for x in range (len(d)):
        nm.append(d[x][0])
        em.append(d[x][1])
        pw.append(d[x][2])
        sb.append(d[x][3])
        bd.append(d[x][4])
        r = [];
        y = 5;
        while y < len(d[x]):
            r.append(d[x][y])
            y = y+1
        rcp.append(r)
    return nm, em, pw, sb, bd, rcp