"""
Utilities to send mails.
"""
import subprocess
import typing as t
import logging
[docs]def hostname() -> str:
""" Returns the hostname of the current machine """
return str(subprocess.check_output("hostname").strip())[2:-1]
[docs]def send_mail(recipient: str, subject: str, content: str, attached_files: t.List[str] = None):
"""
Sends a mail to the recipient with the passed subject, content and attached files.
:param recipient: recipient of the mail, i.e. a mail address
:param subject: subject of the mail
:param content: content of the mail
:param attached_files: optional list of names of files that are attached to the mail
"""
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import smtplib
if recipient == "":
return
sender = ""
try:
sender = "temci@" + hostname()
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
sender = "temci@temci"
try:
attached_files = attached_files or []
msg = MIMEMultipart()
msg["From"] = sender
msg["To"] = recipient
msg["Subject"] = subject
msg.attach(MIMEText(content))
for file in attached_files:
try:
with open(file, "r") as f:
msg_part = MIMEText(f.read())
msg_part.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment', filename=file)
msg.attach(msg_part)
except IOError:
pass
smtp = smtplib.SMTP("localhost")
smtp.sendmail(sender, recipient, msg.as_string())
smtp.quit()
except BaseException as ex:
logging.error(ex)
