[Python] Getting SSL error when sending email via Django

This is what I see when I send mail via Django:

[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:997)
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This is my email configuration in settings.py:

# Email Settings
EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.gmail.com"
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = "xxxxxxxx@gmail.com"
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = "xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True


And this is how I send mail:

send_mail(
"Subject",
"Test message",
settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER,
["xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com"],
fail_silently=False,
)

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