Failing to send email with the Python example

Question

I\'ve been trying (and failing) to figure out how to send email via Python.

Trying the example from here: http://docs.python.org/library/smtplib.html#smtplib.SMTP

Answer 1

The problem is due to a bug in Python. Trying to create a connection with SMTP_SSL will fail with "SMTPServerDisconnected: please run connect() first."

A fix has been committed, so you can patch your local copy. See the attachment named "smtplib_72551.diff".

(Note: SMTP_SSL is a new class added to Python 2.6/3.0 and later.)