Script Execution Email Notifier

Author: WGM Date: 2025-10-01

This script sends email notifications upon the completion or failure of your Python scripts.

Setup Instructions

Follow these steps to configure and use the script:

1. Set Environment Variables in VS Code: Open your settings.json file (Ctrl+Shift+P -> type Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)). Paste the following into your settings, replacing the placeholders with your actual email credentials:

   {
   "...some existing settings...": "...",
   "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
   "EMAIL_USER": "gmail address you want to send from",
   "EMAIL_PASS": "app password you generated from gmail (go to google account -> security -> app passwords (need 2-step verification enabled))",
   "EMAIL_TO": "gmail address you want to send to"
   }
   }

2. Import the Module: At the top of any Python script you want this functionality to apply to (ensure it is inside the same folder), add the following lines:

   importnotify_on_finishnotify_on_finish.setup()

3. Restart VS Code: Close and reopen VS Code to ensure the new environment variables are loaded into your integrated terminal.

4. Run Your Script: Daar vat hy. Run your script as usual. You will receive an email when it finishes or crashes.

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Extras

• Terminal Output Logging: Set line 36 (in notify_on_finish.py) to False if you do not want to save and send the complete terminal output, and only want a brief email notification on finish/failure.