import smtplib, sys, os fromaddr = "testuser@testdomain.com" msg = """From: %s To: %s This is a test message.""" % (fromaddr, sys.argv[1]) server = smtplib.SMTP(os.environ["INSTANCE_IP"], 587) server.set_debuglevel(1) server.starttls() server.login("testuser@testdomain.com", "testpw") server.sendmail(fromaddr, [sys.argv[1]], msg) server.quit()