Implement email. It almost works

The email works when sent from app.py, but not from any other file.
Also, it requires mysql-connector-python version 8.0.5, for some reason.
Right now the email is logged, so even if it couldn't get through the
server testing works.

src/app/requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 web.py==0.40
-mysql-connector-python==8.0.*
+mysql-connector-python==8.0.5
 python-dotenv
 bcrypt

src/app/views/app.py

@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ from views.project import Project
 from views.index import Index
 from views.apply import Apply
 
-# Connect to smtp server, enables web.sendmail()
-try:
-    smtp_server = os.getenv("smtp_server") + ":25"
-    web.config.smtp_server = smtp_server
-except:
-    smtp_server = "molde.idi.ntnu.no:25"
-    web.config.smtp_server = smtp_server
-
-# Example use of the smtp server, insert username
-# web.sendmail("beelance@ntnu.no", "<username>@stud.ntnu.no", "Hello", "Grz, the beelance app is running")
-
 # Disable the debug error page
 web.config.debug = False
 

src/app/views/utils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,35 @@
 import web
+import os
+import logging
+import smtplib
+from email.message import EmailMessage
+from email.headerregistry import Address
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def sendmail(subject, message, to_name, to_email, from_name="Beelance", from_email="beelance@ntnu.no"):
+    try:
+        msg = EmailMessage()
+        msg['From'] = Address(from_name, from_email)
+        msg['To'] = Address(to_name, to_email)
+        msg['Subject'] = subject
+        msg.set_content(message)
+
+        logger.info("Sending email: %s", msg)
+
+        with get_smtp() as smtp:
+            smtp.set_debuglevel(2)
+            smtp.send_message(msg)
+    except Exception:
+        logging.exception("Exception when sending email")
+
+
+def get_smtp(timeout=3000):
+    smtp_server = os.getenv("smtp_server", default="molde.idi.ntnu.no") + ":25"
+    return smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, timeout=timeout)
+
 
 def get_render(path='templates/', globals={}, **kwargs):
     default_globals = {