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Asked: 2026-05-10T22:25:10+00:00

I just ran into an issue with Python’s imaplib and Gmail’s authentication mechanism: >>>

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I just ran into an issue with Python’s imaplib and Gmail’s authentication mechanism:

>>> import imaplib >>> imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com', 993) >>> imap.authenticate('bobdole@gmail.com', 'Bob Dole likes your style!') Traceback (most recent call last):   ... imaplib.error: AUTHENTICATE command error: BAD ['TODO (not supported yet) 31if3458825wff.5']

If authentication is unsupported, how does one log in?

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  1. Instead of

    >>> imap.authenticate('bobdole@gmail.com', 'Bob Dole likes your style!')

    use

    >>> imap.login('bobdole@gmail.com', 'Bob Dole likes your style!')
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