generate AWS SES email credentials in Python

ses.py

# based on:
# https://charleslavery.com/notes/aws-ses-smtp-password-from-secret-key-python.html

import hashlib
import hmac
import base64


key = bytes('aws-secret-access-key').encode('utf-8')
message = bytes('SendRawEmail').encode('utf-8')
versionInBytes = bytes('\x02')

signatureInBytes = hmac.new(key, message, digestmod=hashlib.sha256).digest()
signatureAndVer = versionInBytes + signatureInBytes
smtpPassword = base64.b64encode(signatureAndVer)

print(smtpPassword)