Sending individual emails from array in txt file

Question

My code takes the txt file and sends an email to the first email in the list and then stops and doesn't do it for the next. What am I doing wrong with this array?

I have tried creating an array to run the function for each email in target_email and it only sends an email to the first email in the array. When I print the array it looks like this [123@txt.att.net, 876@txt.att.net]

####the py script

import time
import smtplib

#CONFIG. You can change any of the values on the right.
email_provider = '' #server for your email- see ReadMe on github
email_address = "" #your email
email_port = 587 #port for email server- see ReadMe on github
password = "" #your email password
msg = "Meow" #your txt message
text_amount = 1 #amount sent

#Gets phone number emails from txt file
text_file = open("mails.txt", "r")
target_email = text_file.readlines()

wait = 15 #seconds in between messages
#END CONFIG

#Loops for each phone email in list text_amount of times
for emails in target_email:
     server = smtplib.SMTP(email_provider, email_port)
     server.starttls()
     server.login(email_address, password)
        for _ in range(0,text_amount):
         server.sendmail(email_address,target_email,msg)
         print("sent")
         time.sleep(wait)
print("{} texts were sent.".format(text_amount))


###the txt file contents

123@txt.att.net, 876@txt.att.net

The script should run the ### DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE ### for each email individually and not a BBC or just send to one email and stop.

Have you tried this: [How to send email to multiple recipients using python smtplib?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8856117/how-to-send-email-to-multiple-recipients-using-python-smtplib) — Georgy, Feb 05 '19 at 09:10
@Georgy I am trying to send an email to each individual individually -- we figured out a way to get it to BCC in the whole array but I want the script to email the first email, then run again and email the second email, not all the emails at the same time in the same email. — Cody Krecicki, Feb 05 '19 at 09:28
Check these posts, maybe there is something useful: [How to send different content email to different recipient in Python?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48521036/how-to-send-different-content-email-to-different-recipient-in-python), [Send individual emails to multiple recipients](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50774697/send-individual-emails-to-multiple-recipients), [Python smtplib: only the first email out of several arrives to destination](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24550891/python-smtplib-only-the-first-email-out-of-several-arrives-to-destination) — Georgy, Feb 05 '19 at 10:40
[Email goes to first recipient only smtp mail python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27074175/email-goes-to-first-recipient-only-smtp-mail-python), [Python email - can only sendmail to one address](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24536029/python-email-can-only-sendmail-to-one-address), [Python Not Sending Email To Multiple Addresses](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20509427/python-not-sending-email-to-multiple-addresses) — Georgy, Feb 05 '19 at 10:42

Rakesh · Answer 1 · 2019-02-05T08:41:32.213

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Instead of sending individual email address you are send the full list.

Use:

#Loops for each phone email in list text_amount of times
for emails in target_email:
    ### DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE ###
    server = smtplib.SMTP(email_provider, email_port)
    server.starttls()
    server.login(email_address, password)
    for _ in range(0,text_amount):
        server.sendmail(email_address,emails,msg)        #Update!!
        print("sent")
        time.sleep(wait)
print("{} texts were sent.".format(text_amount))

Edit as per comments.

server = smtplib.SMTP(email_provider, email_port)
server.starttls()
server.login(email_address, password)

with open("mails.txt") as infile:
    for line in infile:
        line = line.strip()
        if "," in line:
            emails = line.split(",")
        else:
            emails = line
        for _ in range(0,text_amount):
            server.sendmail(email_address,emails,msg)
            print("sent")
            time.sleep(wait)
        print("{} texts were sent.".format(text_amount))

edited Feb 05 '19 at 08:41

answered Feb 05 '19 at 07:48

Rakesh

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I tried this and it is still only sending the message to the first item in the array and not the second and so on. – Cody Krecicki Feb 05 '19 at 07:58
what does `target_email ` print? – Rakesh Feb 05 '19 at 08:02
When I try to print(emails) it prints nothing when I print(target_email) it prints the items in the txt file ---- ['000@txt.att.net, 001@txt.att.net'] – Cody Krecicki Feb 05 '19 at 08:12
Do you have the emails in a single line? – Rakesh Feb 05 '19 at 08:31
yes they are currently and I've tried putting them line by line that didn't work either. – Cody Krecicki Feb 05 '19 at 08:33
when I run this script and check my sent mail box on my server the email sends two emails but to everyone in the array in a bcc: 123@txt.att.net, bcc: 876@txt.att.net they are phone numbers because we're using the sms gateway email. its just sending one email to everyone and BCCing them in. – Cody Krecicki Feb 05 '19 at 08:46

Sending individual emails from array in txt file

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