def sendEmail(e):
    SMTPserver = 'outlook.office365.com'
    sender =     'x'
    destination = ['x']

    USERNAME = "x"
    PASSWORD = "x"

    text_subtype = 'plain'

    content="""
    Test message
    """

    subject = str(e)

    try:
        msg = MIMEText(content, text_subtype)
        msg['Subject'] = subject
        msg['From']   = sender

        conn = SMTP(SMTPserver) #THIS IS WHERE IT GETS STUCK
        conn.set_debuglevel(False)
        conn.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
        try:
            conn.sendmail(sender, destination, msg.as_string())
        finally:
            conn.quit()

    except Exception:
        print( "mail failed" ) # give a error message
        print(traceback.format_exc())