how do get around python the certification error?

Question

I am running python3 on Mac Mojavee I have the following code

from urllib.request import Request, urlopen from urllib.error import URLError, HTTPError req = Request("https://cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/us-west-2_OnQppLqYQ/.well-known/jwks.json") try: response = urlopen(req) except HTTPError as e: print('Error code: ', e.code) except URLError as e: print('Reason: ', e.reason) else: print('good!')

when I run it with python3, I get the famous cert error:

Reason: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1129)

I have read so many posts on this here and I am still stuck.

Anyone can help guide me?

You could pass a context = ssl.create_default_context() and set the context.check_hostname=False, context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE and pass it with your urlopen(req, context=context) — Sudheesh Singanamalla
– Sudheesh Singanamalla, Commented Nov 12, 2021 at 23:59
@SudheeshSinganamalla that was the key. thank you answer the question and I will accept — reza
– reza, Commented Nov 13, 2021 at 0:29

Frank Yellin · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-13 00:14:05Z

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Try running from the shell:

/Applications/Python\ 3.8/Install\ Certificates.command

Replace 3.8 with whatever version you're using.

answered Nov 13, 2021 at 0:14

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joseville Over a year ago

I had a certificate issue a few days ago and this worked for me.

Frank Yellin Over a year ago

The name of the directory isn't Python. It's "Python 3.8".

reza Over a year ago

not there, nothing that starts with python

Frank Yellin Over a year ago

Not sure what's going on then. Sorry. Maybe search your machine to see if this file is located somewhere else.

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