How to make a GET Call in python with using certificate for authentication

Question

Python newbie here!

I have written the below code in c#, I would like to achieve the same functionality in python.

string serviceURL = "https://someurl";
                HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(serviceURL);
                request.Method = "GET";
                string path = @"C:\mycert.cer";
                X509Certificate Cert = X509Certificate.CreateFromCertFile(path);

                Logger.Error(path);

                request.ClientCertificates.Add(Cert);

                HttpWebResponse WebResp = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;

                var encoding = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII;
                string responseText;
                StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(WebResp.GetResponseStream(), encoding);
                using (reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(WebResp.GetResponseStream(), encoding))
                {
                    responseText = reader.ReadToEnd();
                }

I did some search on google, but could not find any fitting examples.

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 08 '17 at 13:00

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I recommend look at [requests][1] library - it's very handy and cool.

>>> import requests
>>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/events')
>>> print(r.status_code)
200
print(r.text)
# ..... here response body goes ...

You can pass verify the path to a CA_BUNDLE file or directory with certificates of trusted CAs:

>>> requests.get('https://github.com', verify='/path/to/certfile')

answered Jan 08 '17 at 13:00

Eugene Lisitsky

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I get this error when I use your example. " requests.exceptions.SSLError: unknown error (_ssl.c:2826) " – Dwarakesh Pallagolla Jan 08 '17 at 13:27
At what url do you get it? – Eugene Lisitsky Jan 08 '17 at 13:31
it's an internal corporate URL – Dwarakesh Pallagolla Jan 08 '17 at 13:34
Try to enable debugging like [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10588644/how-can-i-see-the-entire-http-request-thats-being-sent-by-my-python-application). Or try to use another tool, e.g. `curl -v` and see output. – Eugene Lisitsky Jan 08 '17 at 13:59

How to make a GET Call in python with using certificate for authentication

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