Developers often encounter SSL certificate verification errors in Python when connecting to HTTPS endpoints. This can be frustrating, especially during local development. You can temporarily disable SSL certificate verification using the code below—just place it before the HTTPS connection in your script.
import ssl
try:
_create_unverified_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context
except AttributeError:
# Legacy Python that doesn't verify HTTPS certificates by default
pass