Dec, 2022 Update:
You need to use an app password to allow your app to access your google account.
An App Password is a 16-digit passcode that gives a less secure app or device permission to access your Google Account. App Passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on.
In addition, google hasn't allowed your app to access your google account with username(email address) and password since May 30, 2022. So now, you need username(email address) and an app password to access your google account.
Less secure apps & your Google Account:
To help keep your account secure, from May 30, 2022, Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.
How to generate an app password:
First, click on Account from 9 dots:
Then, click on App passwords from Security. *Don't forget to turn on 2-Step Verification before generating an app password otherwise you cannot generate an app password:
Then, click on Other (Custom name):
Then, put your app name, then click on GENERATE:
Finally, you could generate the app password xylnudjdiwpojwzm:
So, your code with the app password above is as shown below:
import smtplib
fromaddr = '[email protected]'
toaddrs = '[email protected]'
msg = 'Why,Oh why!'
username = '[email protected]'
password = 'xylnudjdiwpojwzm' # Here
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com:587')
server.starttls()
server.login(username,password)
server.sendmail(fromaddr, toaddrs, msg)
server.quit()
In addition, settings.py with the app password above in Django is as shown below:
# "settings.py"
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = '[email protected]'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'xylnudjdiwpojwzm' # Here
