# settings.py

EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.sendgrid.net'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'freshdew.pilot1@gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = '5dH-gex-GPC-uM7'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.dummy.EmailBackend'

#views.py

from django.contrib.sites.shortcuts import get_current_site
from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text
from django.utils.http import urlsafe_base64_encode, urlsafe_base64_decode
from django.template.loader import render_to_string
from django.core.mail import EmailMessage

from django.conf import settings

def sign_up(request):
	...
	current_site = get_current_site(request)
            mail_subject = 'Activate your Account'
            message = render_to_string(
                'Account/verify_email.html',{
                    'user': user,
                    'domain': current_site.domain,
                    'uid': urlsafe_base64_encode(force_bytes(user.pk)).decode('utf8'),
                    'token': account_activation_token.make_token(user),
                }
            )
            to_email = email
            email = EmailMessage(
                mail_subject, message,to=[to_email]
            )
            email.send()