It turns out it is a cgi issue. If I run this code outside of the
cgi-bin it runs just fine. The webhosting company I am using allows
python cgi code to run, but I might need to check with them about how
it works. Does anyone have advice on python cgi vs. psp vs. python
web application frameworks? I do plan on getting my head wrapped
around writing python in the web application environment but am a bit
confused still. Also, wondering how django compares to ruby on rails
etc. Sorry, newbie bewilderment....
Noah
On 6/22/06, Noah Gift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am writing a few different scripts that need to send email
> confirmation and I wanted to use smtplib instead of cheating and using
> os.system('mail -s "foo"....) Some of the examples I have seen don't
> seem to work for me. (Note, I am new to Python and probably doing
> something stupid...thanks :) ) Here is one I grabbed
> http://effbot.org/librarybook/smtplib.htm
>
> import smtplib
> import string, sys
>
> HOST = "localhost"
>
> FROM = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> TO = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> SUBJECT = "for your information!"
>
> BODY = "next week: how to fling an otter"
>
> body = string.join((
> "From: %s" % FROM,
> "To: %s" % TO,
> "Subject: %s" % SUBJECT,
> "",
> BODY), "\r\n")
>
> print body
>
> server = smtplib.SMTP(HOST)
> server.sendmail(FROM, [TO], body)
> server.quit()
>
> If I change this to suit my needs it looks like this:
>
> #!/usr/bin/python
> import smtplib
> import string, sys
>
> HOST = "localhost"
>
> FROM = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> TO = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> SUBJECT = "for your information!"
>
> BODY = "next week: how to fling an otter"
>
> body = string.join((
> "From: %s" % FROM,
> "To: %s" % TO,
> "Subject: %s" % SUBJECT,
> "",
> BODY), "\r\n")
>
> print body
>
> server = smtplib.SMTP(HOST)
> server.sendmail(FROM, [TO], body)
> server.quit()
>
> When I run it I get this:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "./3mail.py", line 2, in ?
> import smtplib
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/smtplib.py", line 49, in ?
> from email.base64MIME import encode as encode_base64
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/email/base64MIME.py", line 28, in ?
> from email.Utils import fix_eols
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/email/Utils.py", line 10, in ?
> import random
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/random.py", line 818, in ?
> _inst = Random()
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/random.py", line 87, in __init__
> self.seed(x)
> File "/usr/lib64/python2.3/random.py", line 100, in seed
> a = long(time.time() * 256) # use fractional seconds
> TypeError: 'module' object is not callable
>
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