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Python

Posted by Chinedu Onyia
Chinedu Onyia
3,089 Points

Using gmail SMTP

When an email is sent using the contact form I created, it does not show the email entered into the form as the sender.

1 Answer

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

Kinda hard to tell what the problem is from that sentence - you need to share your code

Chinedu Onyia
Chinedu Onyia
3,089 Points

Sorry about that, here is my code:

view.py

def contact(request):
    form = forms.ContactForm()
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = forms.ContactForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            send_mail(
                'Inquiry from {}'.format(form.cleaned_data['name']),
                form.cleaned_data['inquiry'],
                '{name} <{email}>'.format(**form.cleaned_data),
                ['myname@site.com'] 
            )
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('contact'))
    return render(request, 'contact.html', {'form': form})

settings.py

EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'myname@site.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'mypassword'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True

When I check myname@site.com email account, after filling out the contact form, shows that i sent myself an email.