[Solved] urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed

Hello Guys, How are you all? Hope You all Are Fine. Today I am Facing something ssl related issue urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed in python. So Here I am Explain to you all the possible solutions here.

Without wasting your time, Let’s start This Article to Solve This Error.

How urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed Error Occurs ?

I am Facing something ssl related issue.

urllib.error.URLError: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED]     certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:645)>

How To Solve urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed Error ?

Solution 1: Install Certificates.command.

To solve this error you just need to Install Certificates.command. Just follow this step.

1. In macOS just open Macintosh HD
2. Now Select Application
3. Then Select Python folder ( Python3.6, Python3.7 Whatever You are using just select this folder )
4. Then, double click on Install Certificates.command.
5. Now your error should be solved.

Solution 2: use unverified

If You are not looking for verified SSL then just use unverified SSL. just add these two line in your code.

import ssl
ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context

Solution 3: Use this code

Just Use this code. This worked in all OS:

import ssl
import certifi

urlopen(request, context=ssl.create_default_context(cafile=certifi.where()))

Solution 4: install with pip

Simply install the certificates with pip.

pip install certifi

Summary

It’s all About this issue. Hope all solution helped you a lot. Comment below Your thoughts and your queries. Also, Comment below which solution worked for you?

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