EMAIL NOTIFIER - Does not work due to gmail update May 2022
This project was created in order to recieve an email once a product is in stock.
Note: This project only works for products from Zara
- Download Python 3
- Install all packages found in the Downloads section
- Clone the repository to desired directory.
- Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables for a non secure gmail account to send emails from as recommended by RealPython: How to send an email using Python.
USERNAME = sendfromthisemail@gmail.com
PASSWORD = foobar
RECEIVER = notifythisemail@gmail.com
- Open terminal and navigate to the root directory
- In terminal, input the following command.
python3 main.py
- The program will welcome you and ask the user for inputs
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| Zara in-stock Notifier |
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1 : Yes
2 : No
Would you like to run the default inputs? (1 - 2):
- If the user inputs 1 for Yes, the program will start automatically using the DEFAULTINPUTS dictionary at the beginning of main.
DEFAULTINPUTS = {
"url": "https://www.zara.com/us/en/plaid-blazer-p02010745.html",
"size": "M",
"timer": 20,
"email": os.getenv('RECEIVER')
}
- If the user inputs 2 for No, the program will prompt the user to input the necessary information.
Input the url for the item: https://www.zara.com/us/en/plaid-blazer-p02010745.html
1 : XS
2 : S
3 : M
4 : L
5 : XL
6 : XXL
Input the size of the item (1 - 6): 2
Input the timer to refresh the item (1 - 60 seconds): 20
Input the email you wish to recieve a notification once the product is in stock (email@gmail.com):email@gmail.com
- If the program is able to validate all inputs, then the program will begin to run and it should look like this!
Searching for... PLAID BLAZER
The process will continue to refresh every 20 seconds
Press and hold ctrl + c to end the loop
The PLAID BLAZER is out of stock in size: M
- The program will continue to run in intervals until the user breaks it or the product is in stock.
The Product is in stock
E-mail has been sent Online
- Once the product is in stock, the program will use the emailNotifier.py to send an email to the RECEIVER specified in the .env.
- To test your program locally, run the following in a seperate terminal and change the onlineBool to false
#emailNotifier.py
onlineBOOL = FalseSeperate Terminal Window
python -m smtpd -c DebuggingServer -n localhost:1025
- If the window catches the email it should look like this
---------- MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----------
Subject: Your Product is In-Stock!
X-Peer: 127.0.0.1
Hello!
The product you have been looking for is now in stock.
Follow the link below to go buy it now!
https://www.zara.com/us/en/plaid-blazer-p02010745.html
------------ END MESSAGE ------------