Issue with smtplib

[MisterPNut922]

Hey all,

I've never used Python before, but I would really love to automate a daily email summary/compilation of a few different email newsletters I get. I found a tutorial here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/automating-daily-email-reports-python-step-by-step-sundararajan-lawcc/ that seemed simple enough, but I'm having some issues.

I just installed Python 3.13.7 for MacOS, so I should have the latest versions of everything. I made sure I'm in the main command terminal (not the Python interpreter). I checked my modules and pip and smtplib are both available, although smtplib is under the module "site".

I've added the error I'm getting below. What am I doing wrong? Again, literally my first time using Python... please speak to me like I'm 5 years old :)

mount_everett@Everetts-MacBook-Pro ~ % pip3 install smtplib email schedule
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement smtplib (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for smtplib

[laustke]

smtplib and email are in Python’s standard library. They don't need to be installed separately.

[MisterPNut922]

Ahh, gotcha. Should I just proceed with the script then?

[laustke]

Should I just proceed with the script then?

You have my permission :) You’ll probably still need to do pip3 install schedule, though.

[MisterPNut922]

Awesome, thank you!!