Python win32com.client send image embedded in email

Question

I am looking to send an image embedded in HTML to send out to a list of senders.

I need to use win32com.client, SMTP is blocked. The image is saved as png and is originally a matplotlib bar chart.

The script successfully sends out the email the recipients cannot see the image embedded in the email. However, I can see the image when I send the email to myself.

I tried to attach the image to the email, still no luck.

email = """<body>
<p><img src="C:\output.png"></p>
</body>
"""

import win32com.client
olMailItem = 0x0
obj = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application")
newMail = obj.CreateItem(olMailItem)
newMail.Subject = "the subject"
newMail.HTMLBody = email
newMail.To = "[email protected];[email protected]"
attachment1 = "C:\output.png"
newMail.Attachments.Add(attachment1)
newMail.Send()

Any help greatly appreciated!

my question relates to mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2012-July/627270.html — Ariel
– Ariel, Commented Dec 28, 2016 at 15:18

RK1 · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-09 11:54:26Z

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In order to display the image in the mail body, use the below code:

mail.Attachments.Add(file_location + 'test.png')
mail.HTMLBody = "<html><body>  <img src='cid:test.png'>  </body></html>";

Basically if you want to display an attached image in the mail body, you have to refer to it using img src = 'cid:name' , or else it won't be shown.

edited Apr 9, 2019 at 11:54

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Ariel · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-05 21:21:21Z

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The distribution list and I have a shared drive. I saved the file in the shared drive and now the receivers of the message can see the image in the email.

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 21:21

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Marcello B. · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-18 03:11:11Z

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I had a similar issue, sending images through the body. Below I have attached the code that fixed it for me.

Code:

email.Display(False) ;
email.Send()

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answered Jul 17, 2017 at 23:11

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