--- title: Sending Emails Using Python – Real Python | daily.dev description: A video course covering how to send emails with Python using the standard library's smtplib and email modules. Topics include setting up a safe testing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/sending-emails-using-python-real-python-fq8gtuxjy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Sending Emails Using Python – Real Python | daily.dev og:description: A video course covering how to send emails with Python using the standard library's smtplib and email modules. 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Topics include setting up a safe testing environment with a local debug server or throwaway Gmail account, creating secure SMTP connections with SSL, building messages with plain text, HTML alternatives, and file attachments using the EmailMessage class, setting custom headers like reply-to, and scaling to transactional email services like SendGrid, Mailgun, and Brevo for high-volume sending. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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