Python - SMTP mail sending script is triggering multiple mails even though mail sending function is not called

Question

I am new to python. I had a requirement to check the file modified date and compare with current date and send mail if the modified date is older than current date. Below is the script.

import os.path
from datetime import datetime
import smtplib
from smtplib import SMTPException
import logging

logging.basicConfig(
    filename="pySysLog.log",
    level=logging.INFO,
    format="%(asctime)s -  %(name)s- %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
    )


def sendmail():
    sender = 'sntspo@in.inm.com'
    receivers = ['Guru.kar@inm.com']
    message = """From: SMT Support <sntspo@in.inm.com>
To: Guruprasad <Guru.kar@inm.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/html
Subject: PIR File Not Recived from GDMIS

Hi All,</br>
</br>
Today, PIR Feed File is not received from GDMIS</br>
</br>
Regards,</br>
SMT Team
"""

    try:
        smtpObj = smtplib.SMTP('ni.gelay.inm.com')
        smtpObj.sendmail(sender, receivers, message)
        smtpObj.quit()
        logging.info("Successfully sent email")
    except SMTPException:
        logging.info("Error: unable to send email")


def checkFile():
    uplDate = str(datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime("/home/sadm/batchscript/Report.txt")))
    currentDate = str(datetime.now())
    logging.info("Modified date of file  " + uplDate)
    logging.info("Current date  " + currentDate)
    if uplDate < currentDate:
        logging.info("File is not received from MIS")
        sendmail()
    else:
        logging.info("File is received from MIS")


checkFile()

I am facing the following issues:

1. Even though sendmail() function is called only if condition is satisfied but mail is triggering
2. mail is triggering not once but multiple times

please help

Answer 1

uplDate = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(file_path))
    # uplDate = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime("HCLNotesInstall.log"))
    currentDate = datetime.now()
    logging.info("Modified date of file  " + str(uplDate.date()))
    logging.info("Current date  " + str(currentDate.date()))
    if uplDate.date() < currentDate.date():

uplDate.date() < currentDate.date() uses a date to compare instead of a string.