How to use logging module's SMTPhandler?

[bevkpope]

I've done some Python programming, but I still consider myself a Python newbie. I have tried the following on Windows XP and a Mac Pro OS X 10.5.8 system on which I just installed Python 2.6.2.

I was working through Matt Wilson's article on using the logging module:

http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/20...-module-is-much-better-than-print-statements/

(If that does not work, then try:

http://tinyurl.com/5v2lcy

). Everything worked great until his last example. My ISP does not provide e-mail, so I tried using gmail in the line that sets h2. I substituted "mailid" for my actual e-mail address in the following examples; in my test I used my actual e-mail ID.

First attempt:
h2 = logging.handlers.SMTPHandler('smtp.gmail.com', 'mailid@gmail.com', ['mailid@gmail.com'],'ERROR log')
However, that caused the following error to be issued:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\python26\lib\logging\handlers.py", line 868, in emit
smtp.sendmail(self.fromaddr, self.toaddrs, msg)
File "c:\python26\lib\smtplib.py", line 698, in sendmail
raise SMTPSenderRefused(code, resp, from_addr)
SMTPSenderRefused: (530, '5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 7sm5811915qwb.24', mailid@gmail.com')

I also tried providing my gmail userid/password by adding a 5th, credential, argument, which is a tupple, (username,password) (new in 2.6):
class logging.handlers.SMTPHandler(mailhost, fromaddr, toaddrs, subject[, credentials])

Second attempt:
h2 = logging.handlers.SMTPHandler('smtp.gmail.com', 'mailid@gmail.com', ['mailid@gmail.com'],'ERROR log',('mailid@gmail.com','gmailpassword'))
However, that caused the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\python26\lib\logging\handlers.py", line 867, in emit
smtp.login(self.username, self.password)
File "c:\python26\lib\smtplib.py", line 552, in login
raise SMTPException("SMTP AUTH extension not supported by server.")
SMTPException: SMTP AUTH extension not supported by server.

I am able access gmail via Outlook Express, in which I do have to specify my gmail userid/password.

Would someone please point out what I am doing incorrectly?

Thanks,
Bev in TX

 

[bevkpope]

I also posted a question about this on the comp.lang.python newsgroup, on which I received two replies that provided information on what caused the problem and possible solutions. You can find the answers at:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp...55d9de3e8a3/e873400ec575755e#e873400ec575755e

If you cannot use that URL, then try:

http://tinyurl.com/n6xwnv

Thanks,
Bev in TX