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py3-validate-email
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py3-validate-email is a package for Python that check if an email is valid, properly formatted and really exists.



INSTALLATION
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You can install the package with pip:

    pip install py3-validate-email


USAGE
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Basic usage::

    from validate_email import validate_email
    is_valid = validate_email('example@example.com', check_regex=True, check_mx=True)

check_regex will check will the email address has a valid structure and defaults to True
check_mx will check the mx-records and check whether the email actually exists


TODOs and BUGS
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See: https://github.com/karolyi/py3-validate-email/issues