diff --git a/Doc/includes/email-simple.py b/Doc/includes/email-simple.py
index b069ab0762f..fdf6f829243 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/email-simple.py
+++ b/Doc/includes/email-simple.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ msg['To'] = you
 
 # Send the message via our own SMTP server.
 s = smtplib.SMTP()
-s.sendmail(msg)
+s.send_message(msg)
 s.quit()