This python script is designed to send messages to mail via smtp protocol.

Script reports new deaths based on Wikipedia article Deaths_in_2023

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Alexander671/Deaths-in-Year/

Navigate into the Deaths-in-Year directory

cd Deaths-in-Year

For correct work you need to create .env file in ~/PROJECT_DIR/Deaths-in-Year/.env or rename .env copy to .env file with the following content:

nano .env 

SENDER_EMAIL="{your_email}"
RECEIVER_EMAIL="{reciever_email}"
SMTP_PASSWORD="{your_password_smtp}"
SMTP_PORT=465
SMTP_USERNAME="Deaths_in_2023"
SMTP_SERVER="smtp.yandex.com.tr"
# if this is the first run, is it necessary to receive all previous messages
SEND_OLD_UPDATES=False
LOGFILE="output.log"

Install, using pip (beeter use with virtual environments: example venv):

pip install -r requirements.txt

enter the following command

cd src/
python3 main.py

after that the script will be detached and will run in an infinite loop

enter the following command if you want to see how the program is running

ps axuw | grep main.py

and following to kill the process

kill {pid}

Death - Google Docs