validate-email-address
validate-email-address is a package for Python that check if an email is valid, properly formatted and (optionally) really exists.
INSTALLATION
First, you must do:
pip install validate-email-address
Extra
To check that the domain mx and email address exist you must have the pyDNS package installed:
# Python 2.x pip install Py3DNS # Python 3.x pip install Py3DNS
USAGE
Basic usage:
>>> from validate_email import validate_email >>> validate_email('example@example.com') True
Note that this function call only verifies that the string matches RFC 2822, not that the email exists or is deliverable.
Checking domain has SMTP Server
Check if the host has SMTP Server:
>>> from validate_email import validate_email >>> validate_email('example@sharklasers.com', check_mx=True) True
Verify email exists
Check if the host has SMTP Server and the email really exists:
>>> from validate_email import validate_email >>> validate_email('example@sharklasers.com', verify=True) True