fixed body encoding

reminder/reminder.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import argparse
 import calendar
 import smtplib
 import sys
+import codecs
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
@@ -13,10 +14,9 @@ from email import charset
 
 
 def createMail(args, target_date, diff):
-    fp = open(args.msg_template, 'r')
-    # Create a text/plain message
-    msg = MIMEText(fp.read() % {"date": target_date.strftime("%d.%m.%Y"), "diff":diff.days}, _charset="UTF-8")
-    fp.close()
+    body = codecs.open(args.msg_template, 'r', "utf-8").read() % {"date": target_date.strftime("%d.%m.%Y"), "diff":diff.days}
+
+    msg = MIMEText(body, _charset="UTF-8")
 
     msg['Subject'] = Header(args.subject, "utf-8")
     msg['From'] =  args.From
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ def main(args):
         msg = createMail(args, target_date, diff)
         print(type(msg.as_string()))
         print("msg", msg.as_string())
-        
+
+        if args.debug:
+            return
+
         s = smtplib.SMTP(args.host)
         s.set_debuglevel(3)
         s.sendmail(args.From, [args.to], msg.as_string())
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('-f', "--From", default="CTDOReminder <discuss@lists.chaostreff-dortmund.de>", help="mail from")
     parser.add_argument('-t', "--to", default="discuss@lists.chaostreff-dortmund.de", help="mail to")
     parser.add_argument('-H', "--host", default="", help="the smtp server to send to")
+    parser.add_argument('-D', "--debug", action="store_true", help="don't send the mail")
 
     args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])