python - Reddit PRAW Failing to autenticate due to SSL error -

my code this:

from bs4 import beautifulsoup urllib.parse import urlparse  import requests import praw import time import re import bs4  useragent = 'web:peskytrollbot:v0.1 (by /u/redacted)' password = 'notreallymypassword' username = "peskytrollbot" id = 'redacted' secret = 'redacted'  def authenitcate():     print("authenticating...")     reddit = praw.reddit(client_id=id, client_secret=secret,                      password=password, user_agent=useragent,                       username=username)     print("authenticated {}\n" .format(reddit.user.me()))     return reddit  authenitcate() 

and console output (after having installed pyopenssl) follows:

    c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\python.exe c:/users/joshlaptop/pycharmprojects/practice/testbot.py authenticating... traceback (most recent call last):   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\contrib\pyopenssl.py", line 441, in wrap_socket     cnx.do_handshake()   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\openssl\ssl.py", line 1716, in do_handshake     self._raise_ssl_error(self._ssl, result)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\openssl\ssl.py", line 1456, in _raise_ssl_error     _raise_current_error()   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\openssl\_util.py", line 54, in exception_from_error_queue     raise exception_type(errors) openssl.ssl.error: [('ssl routines', 'tls_process_server_certificate', 'certificate verify failed')]  during handling of above exception, exception occurred:  traceback (most recent call last):   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 595, in urlopen     self._prepare_proxy(conn)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 816, in _prepare_proxy     conn.connect()   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\connection.py", line 326, in connect     ssl_context=context)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\util\ssl_.py", line 329, in ssl_wrap_socket     return context.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=server_hostname)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\contrib\pyopenssl.py", line 448, in wrap_socket     raise ssl.sslerror('bad handshake: %r' % e) ssl.sslerror: ("bad handshake: error([('ssl routines', 'tls_process_server_certificate', 'certificate verify failed')],)",)  during handling of above exception, exception occurred:  traceback (most recent call last):   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\requests\adapters.py", line 440, in send     timeout=timeout   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 639, in urlopen     _stacktrace=sys.exc_info()[2])   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\urllib3\util\retry.py", line 388, in increment     raise maxretryerror(_pool, url, error or responseerror(cause)) urllib3.exceptions.maxretryerror: httpsconnectionpool(host='www.reddit.com', port=443): max retries exceeded url: /api/v1/access_token (caused sslerror(sslerror("bad handshake: error([('ssl routines', 'tls_process_server_certificate', 'certificate verify failed')],)",),))  during handling of above exception, exception occurred:  traceback (most recent call last):   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\requestor.py", line 47, in request     return self._http.request(*args, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\requests\sessions.py", line 508, in request     resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\requests\sessions.py", line 618, in send     r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\requests\adapters.py", line 506, in send     raise sslerror(e, request=request) requests.exceptions.sslerror: httpsconnectionpool(host='www.reddit.com', port=443): max retries exceeded url: /api/v1/access_token (caused sslerror(sslerror("bad handshake: error([('ssl routines', 'tls_process_server_certificate', 'certificate verify failed')],)",),))  during handling of above exception, exception occurred:  traceback (most recent call last):   file "c:/users/joshlaptop/pycharmprojects/practice/testbot.py", line 19, in <module>     authenticate()   file "c:/users/joshlaptop/pycharmprojects/practice/testbot.py", line 16, in authenticate     print("authenticated {}\n" .format(reddit.user.me()))   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\praw\models\user.py", line 60, in me     user_data = self._reddit.get(api_path['me'])   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\praw\reddit.py", line 367, in     data = self.request('get', path, params=params)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\praw\reddit.py", line 472, in request     params=params)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 175, in request     params=params, url=url)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 121, in _request_with_retries     retries, saved_exception, url)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 87, in _do_retry     params=params, url=url, retries=retries - 1)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 121, in _request_with_retries     retries, saved_exception, url)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 87, in _do_retry     params=params, url=url, retries=retries - 1)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 109, in _request_with_retries     data, files, json, method, params, retries, url)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 94, in _make_request     params=params)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\rate_limit.py", line 32, in call     kwargs['headers'] = set_header_callback()   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\sessions.py", line 135, in _set_header_callback     self._authorizer.refresh()   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\auth.py", line 328, in refresh     password=self._password)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\auth.py", line 138, in _request_token     response = self._authenticator._post(url, **data)   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\auth.py", line 29, in _post     data=sorted(data.items()))   file "c:\users\joshlaptop\appdata\local\programs\python\python36-32\lib\site-packages\prawcore\requestor.py", line 49, in request     raise requestexception(exc, args, kwargs) prawcore.exceptions.requestexception: error request httpsconnectionpool(host='www.reddit.com', port=443): max retries exceeded url: /api/v1/access_token (caused sslerror(sslerror("bad handshake: error([('ssl routines', 'tls_process_server_certificate', 'certificate verify failed')],)",),))  process finished exit code 1 

i have tried multiple suggestions other stackoverflow posts such updating useragent fit reddit guidelines one. have tried telling not verify ssl certificates right after created praw object , error still persists. tried using try catch loop minute sleep after each catch no avail. ideas troubleshooting? i've ran out of tips other posts making own.