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validate_email_syntax_mx_record_and_existence_check.py

python

Validates an email address syntax and optionally checks for the existence

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validate_email_syntax_mx_record_and_existence_check.py
1from validate_email import validate_email
2
3# Basic syntax check
4is_valid = validate_email('example@example.com')
5print(f"Syntax is valid: {is_valid}")
6
7# Check if the domain has an MX record (requires dnspython)
8is_valid_with_mx = validate_email('example@example.com', check_mx=True)
9print(f"Domain has MX record: {is_valid_with_mx}")
10
11# Verify if the email actually exists (requires dnspython and pyDNS)
12is_real_email = validate_email('example@example.com', verify=True)
13print(f"Email exists: {is_real_email}")