[Solved] Discord.py bot giving certificate error since 30 May

[gonzalo3]

Hello, Discord bots written in python using discord.py module (idk what about other technologies) stopped working on 30 May - both on local PCs and on your hosting too - because of some certificate expiration. Solution for local Windows PCs is to start Internet Explorer as administrator, go to discord.com and install some certificate using lock icon on address bar. I have no idea how to fix this on a linux server though.

 

Here's one of stackoverflow posts:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62102897/certifacte-verify-failed-certificate-has-expired-ssl-c1108

 

Error text:

raise ClientConnectorCertificateError(
     aiohttp.client_exceptions.ClientConnectorCertificateError: Cannot connect to
     host discordapp.com:443 ssl:True [SSLCertVerificationError: 
    (1, '[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: 
    certificate has expired (_ssl.c:1108)')]

Here's article found by @sohamb03 on your discord server that might help:

https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10228/14/sectigo-root-certificate-expiring-may-30-2020

 

I don't know if this helps, but in other stackoverflow post I found this without explanation:

Run Install Certificates.command bundled with your python installation

 

[Krydos]

Does it work now?

[Flaze]

https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/issues/4146

[gonzalo3]

Does it work now?

Yes, it works, thank you.

[Krydos]

All that needed to be done was update the python module certifi to the latest version.

[Sn1F3rt]

Marking it as "Solved" then.