[Python] How to find out what this error means: [SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3...

From a python app attempting to make an HTTPS request I'm hitting an error which I'm struggling to understand:

[SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] sslv3 alert handshake failure (_ssl.c:1129)


I presume this is coming from OpenSSL. But besides the handshake failing, it doesn't tell me what the problem is. IE: it doesn't tell me why the handshake failed or what step of it failed.

Various links on google give things to try, but give no reason why they might work. I have tried them but nothing worked so far. Based on these results I have tried:

• upgrading certifi
• running the certificate install script in mac python install directory
• upgrading the python version

Is there any way to get more information about this error?

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