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# Basic Auth

**Module:** `sovai.basic_auth`

## Functions

### `basic_auth()`

```python
def basic_auth(email: str, password: str) -> bool
```

The basic authentication method retrieves the token from the API server and stores it in the ApiConfig and .env file in the root directory

**Returns:** `bool`

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