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Michael Forbes
Michael Forbes

Reputation: 73

Python SMTP Errno 10060

Can someone give me some insight as to why both this:

mailServer = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)

and this:

mailServer = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com:587')

Are saying this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#23>", line 1, in <module>
mailServer = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
File "C:\Users\user\Documents\Shuttlecock_new\python\lib\smtplib.py", line 242, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "C:\Users\user\Documents\Shuttlecock_new\python\lib\smtplib.py", line 302, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "C:\Users\user\Documents\Shuttlecock_new\python\lib\smtplib.py", line 277, in _get_socket
return socket.create_connection((port, host), timeout)
File "C:\Users\user\Documents\Shuttlecock_new\python\lib\socket.py", line 571, in create_connection
raise err
error: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

Upvotes: 7

Views: 23402

Answers (5)

Bobby_TA
Bobby_TA

Reputation: 1

well i had the same problem and the way i solve it was using a VPN . cuz i noticed it was a socket problem (sock.connect(sa)) and sa means South Africa . So i simple connected my PC to an SA server and tried sending SMTP again . it worked

AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\socket.py", line 837, in create_connection sock.connect(sa) TimeoutError: [WinError 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond

Upvotes: 0

netfly movies
netfly movies

Reputation: 1

the reason why you were getting this error was because the password you generated for the gmail had expired in a way so just try regenerating another one using the app password in your gmail.... i tried that and it worked perfectly for mine

Upvotes: 0

el3ctron
el3ctron

Reputation: 99

Look my friend, see the line

mailServer = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587, timeout=120)

and put YOUR_USERNAME after the 587 number, like this

mailServer = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587, "YOUR_USERNAME", timeout=120)

Upvotes: 1

purespin
purespin

Reputation: 21

I had a similar problem. The call to mailServer = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587) just hang there, without doing anything. I can't even quit the program. It stays in the background forever!

But adding the timeout parameter solved the problem! It returns immediately and I can sent email through gmail SMTP server successfully!

Not sure why though!

Upvotes: 2

plaes
plaes

Reputation: 32716

Try specifying a timeout (requires Python 2.6+):

smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587, timeout=120)

or try connecting via SSL instead of TLS/STARTTLS (with and without timeout):

smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.gmail.com", 465)

Upvotes: 11

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