Gmail Login API with username and password in python

Question

I have username and password of gmail account, I need API to automatically login to gmail from my python code.

I have tried using smtplib

import smtplib
server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.gmail.com', 465)
server.starttls() 
username="test@gmail.com"
password="test"
server.login(username, password)
server.quit()

I am getting smtplib.SMTPAuthenticationError error

What have you tried? Please post the code that you have tried? Please post the error also — itzMEonTV, Aug 10 '18 at 08:33
maybe this SO answer will help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26852128/smtpauthenticationerror-when-sending-mail-using-gmail-and-python or https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10147455/how-to-send-an-email-with-gmail-as-provider-using-python — Satendra, Aug 10 '18 at 08:52

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 10 '18 at 09:04

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Go to Google account security settings and login to your account.

You need to scroll down and turn the options "Allow less secure apps" to on.

answered Aug 10 '18 at 09:04

Saket Khandelwal

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