The AWS CLI provides the ability to use the wide range of Amazon Web Services tools and services straight from the command-line. However, sometimes it’s… Read More »How to setup the AWS CLI for multiple profiles
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Sending emails using Python and AWS’ SES service is really easy. They provide an SMTP server that you can authenticate against and send email programmatically… Read More »How to send emails using Python and AWS SES SMTP
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