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, Nov 12 '21 at 23:59
@SudheeshSinganamalla that was the key. thank you answer the question and I will accept — reza, Nov 13 '21 at 00:29
Try this : https://www.dev2qa.com/how-to-fix-python-error-certificate-verify-failed-unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-in-mac-os/ — Philippe, Nov 13 '21 at 11:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '21 at 00:14

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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 '21 at 00:14

Frank Yellin

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I had a certificate issue a few days ago and this worked for me. – joseville Nov 13 '21 at 00:15
The name of the directory isn't Python. It's "Python 3.8". – Frank Yellin Nov 13 '21 at 00:21
not there, nothing that starts with python – reza Nov 13 '21 at 00:24
Not sure what's going on then. Sorry. Maybe search your machine to see if this file is located somewhere else. – Frank Yellin Nov 13 '21 at 00:34

how do get around python the certification error?

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