Why do HTTPS requests produce SSL CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED error?

python ssl request certificate

requests.get('https://google.com', verify='/path/to/certfile')

or you can skip verifications by doing this:

requests.get('https://google.com', verify=False)

You should specify your CA.

python ssl request certificate

The openssl versions used to differ for python and the one offered by homebrew

if brew install python --with-brewd-openssldoesn't worktry
brew install opensslbrew install python
after uninstalling python

python ssl request certificate

You might add header and verify argument to by-pass ssl certificate security.

r = requests.get(URL, headers = {'User-agent': 'your bot 0.1'}, verify=False)

You should specify path your certificate if you have.

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