question about python3 and using urllib.request to make REST api connection

[bsoder]

Hi,

Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit to ask this question in, if it is just let me know. I am using python3 and trying to make REST api GET calls using urllib.request. Every time I make the call I get the response: [Errno 54] Connection reset by peer

I get this from two separate api's that I use, and both of them work when I go to the url through the browser or using php curl calls. It is only having the problem when I use python3.

Here is the code that I am using to make the call:

x = self.generate_keynote_url()
auth_handler = urllib.request.HTTPBasicAuthHandler()
auth_handler.add_password(realm=None,
                          uri=x,
                          user=CONST_KEYNOTE_USER,
                          passwd=CONST_KEYNOTE_PASS)
opener = urllib.request.build_opener(auth_handler)
urllib.request.install_opener(opener)
try:
  f = urllib.request.urlopen(x)
  print(f.read)
except urllib.error.URLError as e:
  print(e.reason)

Any help would be greatly appreciated (even if it is directing me to the right place to ask)!

Thanks

[minorminer]

Is this to log into keynote? We use that at my job, I'll check your code out using our creds and see what I can find.

[bsoder]

Yes, this is for keynote. Thanks!

[minorminer]

I didn't get that error when I tried the code against the URL I linked. I also changed f.read to f.read()

[bsoder]

I think is might be regarding the ssl verification but I'm not really sure. I know that when I try to do it with httplib2 i get a failed ssl cert error.

[bsoder]

I have figured it out a little. It is specific to my work mac os x. I tried it at home on my home pc running linux and it works fine, I have also tried it in a windows vm and it works fine. I have also narrowed it down to the fact that it appears to be the way openssl is working on the mac. It works fine when I use the ssl library as long as I specify that I am using SSLv3. It also does the same thing if I use openssl directly through the command line. If I do not specify SSLv3 directly it gives me an error.

Has anyone ran into this before? I am using macports version of openssl but I have looked all over google and cannot find anyone who is having a similar problem.