Fix SSL certificate loading on macOS systems - #1928
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This fix addresses the issue where HTTPie fails to verify SSL certificates on macOS systems even when certifi is installed. The problem occurs because the default certificate loading mechanism doesn't work properly on macOS, causing "SSLCertVerificationError: certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate" errors. The fix detects macOS systems and attempts to load certificates using certifi as a fallback when the default load_default_certs() fails.
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This PR fixes the issue where HTTPie fails to verify SSL certificates on macOS systems even when certifi is installed.
Problem
On macOS, when
verify=True(which is the default), HTTPie fails with:The root cause is that the default certificate loading mechanism doesn't work properly on macOS systems, causing certificate verification to fail.
Solution
The fix modifies
ensure_default_certs_loadedinhttpie/compat.pyto:certifi.where()as a fallback whenload_default_certs()failsTesting
This fix has been tested on macOS and should resolve the issue described in #1632 where
https get google.comfails with certificate verification errors.