new_contents: 
  import boto3
  import os
  
  def get_aws_creds():
      """
      Pulls the AWS credentials from the current environment.
      This assumes the following two environment variables are set:
  
          - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID -- the public part of the AWS credential
          - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -- the private part of the AWS credential
  
      It is also assumed that the AWS account to which these credentials belong
      has write access to the SES service.
      """
  
      try:
          key_id = os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"]
          key_secret = os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"]
      except KeyError as ex:
          raise AWSCredentialsError("AWS credentials not available in environment variables.")
  
      return key_id, key_secret
  
  class AWSCredentialsError(Exception):
      pass
  
  def send_email(sender, recipient, subject, message):
      """
      Sends an email to a single recipient with a given subject and message.
  
      Addresses can be formatted according to the pattern:
        "Joe Bloggs <joe.bloggs@example.net>"
  
      Message sent as plain text.
  
      Assumptions:
        1. sender needs to be verified in AWS.
        2. if recipient not verified, then AWS account must not be in SES Sandbox.
      """
  
      access_id, access_secret = get_aws_creds()
  
      client = boto3.client("ses",
                            aws_access_key_id = access_id,
                            aws_secret_access_key = access_secret)
  
      client.send_email(Source=sender,
                        Destination={"ToAddresses": [recipient]},
                        Message={"Subject": {"Data": subject},
                                 "Body": {"Text": {"Data": message}}})
  
subject: Add code for the mechanical aspects of sending te emails via AWS.