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