Error: Name "smtplib" is not defined

What's Causing This Error?

This error occurs in Python when you do not import the smtplib library in your email sending script.

Solution - Here's How To Resolve It

Import the smtplib module into your Python script to resolve this error, as shown below.

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import smtplib # import smtp library in your Python script to fix the error.

# Replace with your email sending code
# Sample: Testing a connection to Google SMTP server
session = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com',587)
print(session)