@oauth2_gmail_python

An open source function to send emails using Gmail and generate OAUTH2 Tokens in Python.

Requirements

• Gmail & Google Developers/Gcloud Account
• Enable Gmail API and grant Send Email scope in your Google Developers/Gcloud Account
• Python 3
• Pip

Install

1. Create a virtual environment

python -m venv venv

2. Activate the virtual environment

./venv/scripts/activate

3. Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Replace EMAIL_FROM with your gmail (or other provider's) email address.

    EMAIL_FROM = "youremail@gmail.com"

5. Replace the following variables using credentials from your Google Developers/Gcloud Account

REDIRECT_URI = "--------"
CLIENT_ID = "-----------.apps.googleusercontent.com"
CLIENT_SECRET = "---------------"

Usage

1. Run the app

python app.py

2. Go through each option starting from #1

Select an option
 
1. Generate Authorization Code
2. Generate Tokens
3. Send Email

3. For Option #1 You will go through the following steps on your browser when it generates a URL

4. Replace the AUTHORIZATION_CODE variable from 'code' in the redirected url

AUTHORIZATION_CODE = ""

5. Run the app again and select the remaining 2 options

python app.py

6. Check your email for the successful result!