docs: def get_connection(backend=None, fail_silently=False, **kwargs):
      """Load an email backend and return an instance of it.
      If backend is None (default), use settings.EMAIL_BACKEND.
      Both fail_silently and other keyword arguments are used in the
      constructor of the backend.
      """
      klass = perform_import(backend or active_config.EMAIL_BACKEND)
      return klass(fail_silently=fail_silently, **kwargs)