I am not able to add an image in email body using python , I am able to add a picture as a attachment but i want a code to add image in mailbody

Question

Right now I am using below code:

import win32com.client as win32
outlook = win32.Dispatch('outlook.application')
mail = outlook.CreateItem(0)
mail.To = 'to address'
mail.Subject = 'Message subject'
mail.Body = 'Message body'
mail.HTMLBody = '<h2>HTML Message body</h2>'# this field is optional
**mail.Attachments.Add('C:\Users\MA299445\Downloads\screenshot.png')**
mail.Send()

I am able to attach a picture but I want to paste this picture in e-mail body.

Thanks in advance

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '17 at 12:15

4

You can use <img> HTML tag:

encoded_image = base64.b64encode(image_file.getvalue()).decode("utf-8")
html = '<img src="data:image/png;base64,%s"/>' % encoded_image

And you can put the tag inside your HTML content.

Don't forget to import required modules:

import base64

answered Jun 14 '17 at 12:15

Mahdi Perfect

364
3
7

@DmitryStreblechenko it works if mail body format is in html – alwbtc Jun 11 '19 at 09:54
It does not work in the desktop version of Outlook where Word renders HTML messages. – Dmitry Streblechenko Jun 11 '19 at 13:22
@DmitryStreblechenko: Does not seem to be true (it works fine) as of today (latest Outlook from Office365). – Gaëtan de Menten Jan 27 '21 at 09:15
This worked for me after I replaced `image_file.getvalue()` with `image_file` where `image_file = open(file_name, 'rb').read()` – Long_dog May 09 '22 at 21:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 11 '22 at 16:30

Create an attachment and set the PR_ATTACH_CONTENT_ID property (DASL name "http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x3712001F") using Attachment.PropertyAccessor.SetProperty.

Your HTML body (MailItem.HTMLBody property) would then need to reference that image attachment through the cid:

<img src="cid:xyz"/>

where xyz is the value of the PR_ATTACH_CONTENT_ID property.

Look at an existing message with OutlookSpy (I am its author) - click IMessage button, go to the GetAttachmentTable tab, double click on an attachment to see its properties.

attachment = mail.Attachments.Add("C:\Users\MA299445\Downloads\screenshot.png")
attachment.PropertyAccessor.SetProperty("http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x3712001F", "MyId1")
mail.HTMLBody = "<html><body>Test image <img src=""cid:MyId1""></body></html>"

I am not able to add an image in email body using python , I am able to add a picture as a attachment but i want a code to add image in mailbody

2 Answers2

Linked