cant import flask mail
Step 1: Install Flask-Mail using pip:
pip install Flask-Mail
Step 2: Import necessary modules in your Flask application file:
from flask import Flask
from flask_mail import Mail
Step 3: Create a Flask application instance:
app = Flask(__name__)
Step 4: Configure Flask-Mail settings in your Flask application:
app.config['MAIL_SERVER'] = 'your_mail_server'
app.config['MAIL_PORT'] = 587 # or your mail server's port
app.config['MAIL_USE_TLS'] = True # or False if not using TLS
app.config['MAIL_USE_SSL'] = False # or True if using SSL
app.config['MAIL_USERNAME'] = 'your_username'
app.config['MAIL_PASSWORD'] = 'your_password'
app.config['MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER'] = '[email protected]'
Step 5: Initialize the Flask-Mail extension with your Flask application:
mail = Mail(app)
Now you can use the mail
object to send emails in your Flask application.