Email.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import smtplib
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText


def sendEmails (sourceAddress, addresses, alarmDate, alarmLocation, alarmMessage, alarmSource):

    msg = MIMEMultipart()
    msg['Subject'] = alarmMessage
    msg['From'] = sourceAddress
    msg['To'] = addresses
    content = alarmMessage + '\n' + \
              'Date: ' + str(alarmDate) + '\n' + \
              'Location: ' + alarmLocation + '\n' + \
              'Source: ' + alarmSource
    msg.attach(MIMEText(content, 'plain'))

    s = smtplib.SMTP('mail.fhi-berlin.mpg.de')
    s.sendmail(sourceAddress, addresses, msg.as_string())
    s.quit()


def getMailAddresses (currentHour, mailAddresses, timePeriods):

    periods = timePeriods.split(';')

    foundAPeriod = False
    for n, period in enumerate(periods):
        try:
            times = period.split('-')
            if int(times[0]) <= currentHour < int(times[1]):
                foundAPeriod = True
                break
        except:
            errorMessage = "ERROR: Something is wrong with the given period: " + period + " Please check it."
            return errorMessage

    if not foundAPeriod:
        errorMessage = "ERROR: The current hour is not contained in any of the time periods specified in the SETTINGS file."
        return errorMessage

    try:
        addresses = mailAddresses.split(';')
    except IndexError:
        errorMessage = "ERROR: There are no e-mails specified for the current time period, " + period + \
            "Please check again the SETTINGS file"
        return errorMessage

    return addresses[n]