import codecs from mail_util import checkFor_unkownContacts, sendEmails def getResponseText(): with open('responses/bookingResponse.txt', 'r') as file: data = file.read() return data contacts = checkFor_unkownContacts() testContacts = [] testContacts.append('e.neug@icloud.com') responseText = getResponseText() print(responseText) sendEmails(responseText, testContacts)