[Django] #34783: No module named 'smtp' when trying to send an email

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#34783: No module named 'smtp' when trying to send an email
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Reporter: Rami | Owner: nobody
Boutassghount |
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: Core | Version: 4.2
(Mail) | Keywords: mail, smtp,
Severity: Normal | emailbackend
Triage Stage: | Has patch: 0
Unreviewed |
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 | Easy pickings: 0
UI/UX: 0 |
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I am not sure if it's a bug or not, but I mark it as that since I am just
following the docs for setting up the Email Backend.

I get the Exception ''ModuleNotFoundError at /password/reset/ No module
named 'smtp''' when I just try to send an Email using the function
send_mail.

Here is what I am using:
* Ubuntu 22.04
* Python 3.11.4
* Django 4.2.2
* EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"

An here is the complete traceback.

{{{
ModuleNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call
last)
Cell In[3], line 1
----> 1 send_mail("hello", "hi bro, what up?", "my-...@mysite.com",
["tes...@hotmail.com"])

File ~/nicecv/venv/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/django/core/mail/__init__.py:76, in send_mail(subject, message,
from_email, recipient_list, fail_silently, auth_user, auth_password,
connection, html_message)
54 def send_mail(
55 subject,
56 message,
(...)
63 html_message=None,
64 ):
65 """
66 Easy wrapper for sending a single message to a recipient list.
All members
67 of the recipient list will see the other recipients in the
'To' field.
(...)
74 functionality should use the EmailMessage class directly.
75 """
---> 76 connection = connection or get_connection(
77 username=auth_user,
78 password=auth_password,
79 fail_silently=fail_silently,
80 )
81 mail = EmailMultiAlternatives(
82 subject, message, from_email, recipient_list,
connection=connection
83 )
84 if html_message:

File ~/nicecv/venv/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/django/core/mail/__init__.py:50, in get_connection(backend,
fail_silently, **kwds)
42 def get_connection(backend=None, fail_silently=False, **kwds):
43 """Load an email backend and return an instance of it.
44
45 If backend is None (default), use settings.EMAIL_BACKEND.
(...)
48 constructor of the backend.
49 """
---> 50 klass = import_string(backend or settings.EMAIL_BACKEND)
51 return klass(fail_silently=fail_silently, **kwds)

File ~/nicecv/venv/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/django/utils/module_loading.py:30, in import_string(dotted_path)
27 raise ImportError("%s doesn't look like a module path" %
dotted_path) from err
29 try:
---> 30 return cached_import(module_path, class_name)
31 except AttributeError as err:
32 raise ImportError(
33 'Module "%s" does not define a "%s" attribute/class'
34 % (module_path, class_name)
35 ) from err

File ~/nicecv/venv/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/django/utils/module_loading.py:15, in cached_import(module_path,
class_name)
8 def cached_import(module_path, class_name):
9 # Check whether module is loaded and fully initialized.
10 if not (
11 (module := sys.modules.get(module_path))
12 and (spec := getattr(module, "__spec__", None))
13 and getattr(spec, "_initializing", False) is False
14 ):
---> 15 module = import_module(module_path)
16 return getattr(module, class_name)

File /usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py:126, in import_module(name,
package)
124 break
125 level += 1
--> 126 return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1204, in _gcd_import(name, package,
level)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1176, in _find_and_load(name, import_)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1126, in _find_and_load_unlocked(name,
import_)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:241, in _call_with_frames_removed(f,
*args, **kwds)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1204, in _gcd_import(name, package,
level)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1176, in _find_and_load(name, import_)

File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1140, in _find_and_load_unlocked(name,
import_)

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'smtp'

}}}

Thank you for any help!

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#34783: No module named 'smtp' when trying to send an email
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Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Description changed by Rami Boutassghount:

Old description:

New description:

}}}

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#34783: No module named 'smtp' when trying to send an email
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Reporter: Rami Boutassghount | Owner: nobody

Type: Bug | Status: closed

Component: Core (Mail) | Version: 4.2

Severity: Normal | Resolution: invalid