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On 04/25/2016 08:39 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> Your normal gmail password is used for IMAP.

Actually, no, unless you explicitly tell Google to allow "less-secure"
authentication.  Otherwise you are required to set up a special,
application-specific password.

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en

> Warning: don't use the basic imaplib.  IMAP is a miserable protocol,
> and imap lib is too thin a wrapper. It'll make you bleed from the ears
> and wish you were dead.  Use imapclient or imaplib2.  I've used both
> (with Gmail's IMAP server), and IMO both are pretty good.  Either one
> is miles ahead of plain imaplib.