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python requests use ssl context

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests and SSL Context

If you are working with Python requests module and want to use SSL context, then you need to use the SSLContext class from the ssl module. This enables you to configure the SSL options for HTTPS connections.

Using SSLContext in Python Requests

To use SSL context in Python requests, you need to create an SSLContext object and configure its options like SSL version and certificates. Here is an example:


import requests
import ssl

context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
context.load_verify_locations('/path/to/certfile')
response = requests.get('https://example.com', verify=False, cert='/path/to/certfile', timeout=5, allow_redirects=True, stream=True)

The above code creates an SSLContext object with TLS version 1.2 and sets the verify mode to require a certificate. It also loads the certificate file from the specified path.

Alternative Ways to Use SSL Context in Python Requests

  • You can also use the verify parameter with a boolean value to enable or disable certificate verification.
  • You can pass a tuple of (certfile, keyfile) as the cert parameter to provide client-side certificates.
  • You can use a custom SSLContext object by creating it with your own options and passing it to the requests.get() method.

Using SSL context in Python requests helps to secure your HTTPS connections by configuring the SSL options properly. It not only verifies server certificates but also allows you to use client-side certificates for additional security.

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