How can I check if a string is a valid email address in Python using the email-validator library?
Rashid D

To check if a string is a valid email address in Python using theemail-validator library, you can follow these steps: 1. Install theemail-validator library: - Before using the library, you need to install it usingpip. - Open your terminal or command prompt and run the following command:

pip install email-validator

2. Import the necessary modules: - Import thevalidate_email function from theemail_validator module. - Import theEmailNotValidError exception for handling validation errors. - Example:

1
2

from email_validator import validate_email, EmailNotValidError

3. Check the email address: - Use atry-except block to catch theEmailNotValidError exception raised when the email address is not valid. - Call thevalidate_email() function, passing the email address as an argument. - If the email address is valid, the function will return anEmail object. If it is invalid, an exception will be raised. - Example:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

def is_valid_email(email):
    try:
   validate_email(email)
   return True
    except EmailNotValidError:
   return False

4. Use the function: - Call theis_valid_email() function and pass the email address you want to validate. - It will returnTrue if the email address is valid, andFalse otherwise. - Example:

1
2
3
4
5
6

email = "example@example.com"
if is_valid_email(email):
    print("Valid email address")
else:
    print("Invalid email address")

By following these steps, you can check if a string is a valid email address using theemail-validator library. Remember to handle any exceptions raised during the validation process to ensure the stability of your program.