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user3014093
user3014093

Reputation: 409

Python Shell SMTP debugging server error (Django)

I am trying to test sending mail from the python shell with an SMTP server. I entered the python shell and then...

python -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer localhost:1025

but I receive this error

File "<console>", line 1
python -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer localhost:1025
              ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Any clue how to fix this? Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1253

Answers (2)

TheAztec
TheAztec

Reputation: 23

The command you enterpython -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer localhost:1025 is not a shell command. The command has to be directly executed from the terminal or the command prompt. Note: The command might need sudo privilege to start the smtp server.

Upvotes: 0

Priestch
Priestch

Reputation: 109

python shell? I think you should use the the "python -m smtpd -m -n -c ..." directly in the cmd of Windows or terminal of someother OS.

if you want to use in the python shell, try os.system or os.popen

Upvotes: 1

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