logging into outlook shared email account using imap python failing with error 'b'LOGIN failed.' from 18th_january-2023

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connect(server, user, password)
      4 def connect(server, user, password):
      5     m = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL(server)
----> 6     m.login(user, password)
      7     m.select()
      8     return m

/usr/lib/python3.8/imaplib.py in login(self, user, password)
    601         typ, dat = self._simple_command('LOGIN', user, self._quote(password))
    602         if typ != 'OK':
--> 603             raise self.error(dat[-1])
    604         self.state = 'AUTH'
    605         return typ, dat