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Published inApr 2024
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781804610695
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Steven Sanderson
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Steven Sanderson

Steven Sanderson, MPH, is an applications manager for the patient accounts department at Stony Brook Medicine. He received his bachelor's degree in economics and his master's in public health from Stony Brook University. He has worked in healthcare in some capacity for just shy of 20 years. He is the author and maintainer of the healthyverse set of R packages. He likes to read material related to social and labor economics and has recently turned his efforts back to his guitar with the hope that his kids will follow suit as a hobby they can enjoy together.
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David Kun

David Kun is a mathematician and actuary who has always worked in the gray zone between quantitative teams and ICT, aiming to build a bridge. He is a co-founder and director of Functional Analytics and the creator of the ownR Infinity platform. As a data scientist, he also uses ownR for his daily work. His projects include time series analysis for demand forecasting, computer vision for design automation, and visualization.
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Email notifications and automation with Python

Much like scheduling Python scripts, email notifications and automation can make your daily work much more efficient. This section will cover the basics, such as the motivation behind using emails from Python, moving on to setting up the environment and sending basic emails, and then covering a real-life use case: sending email notifications for script status.

Introduction to email notifications in Python

Email notifications play a crucial role in automation by providing timely updates, alerts, and reports. In this section, we will explore the significance of integrating email functionality into your Python scripts. We’ll discuss various use cases where email notifications can be beneficial, and we’ll delve into the advantages they offer for streamlining workflows and enhancing communication.

Let’s start with the most basic considerations: why would you do this?

Use cases and benefits of integrating email...

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Published in: Apr 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804610695

Authors (2)

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Steven Sanderson

Steven Sanderson, MPH, is an applications manager for the patient accounts department at Stony Brook Medicine. He received his bachelor's degree in economics and his master's in public health from Stony Brook University. He has worked in healthcare in some capacity for just shy of 20 years. He is the author and maintainer of the healthyverse set of R packages. He likes to read material related to social and labor economics and has recently turned his efforts back to his guitar with the hope that his kids will follow suit as a hobby they can enjoy together.
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David Kun

David Kun is a mathematician and actuary who has always worked in the gray zone between quantitative teams and ICT, aiming to build a bridge. He is a co-founder and director of Functional Analytics and the creator of the ownR Infinity platform. As a data scientist, he also uses ownR for his daily work. His projects include time series analysis for demand forecasting, computer vision for design automation, and visualization.
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