[Python-Dev] PEP 476: Enabling certificate validation by default!

[Alex Gaynor]

Guido van Rossum <guido <at> python.org> writes:

> OK, that changes my position for 2.7 (but not for 3.5). I had assumed there
> was a way to disable the cert check by changing one parameter to the
> urlopen() call. (And I had wanted to add that there should be a clear FAQ
> about the subject.) If this isn't possible that changes the situation. (But I
> still think that once we do have that simple change option we should do it,
> in a later 2.7 upgrade.) I apologize for speaking before I had read all
> facts, and I'll await what you and Nick come up with.
> --Guido

This probably doesn't surprise anyone, but I'm more than happy to do the back-
porting work for httplib, and any other modules which need SSLContext support;
does this require an additional PEP, or does it fit under PEP466 or PEP476?

Alex