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SSL certificate error

N Network Medium

🔴 Error Message

SSLCertVerificationError: certificate verify failed

📖 What This Means

Cannot verify SSL certificates for pip downloads.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Install certs: apt install ca-certificates
  2. Use: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org package
  3. Update certs: update-ca-certificates