It’s a special HTTPS url and searching further it seems to be a SNI problem talked about here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18578439/using-requests-with-tls-doesnt-give-sni-support > 25 okt 2014 kl. 08:48 skrev Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com>: > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Roland Hedberg <roland.hedb...@umu.se> wrote: >> When I try to access a URL using requests I always get: >> socket.error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer >> >> If I try to access the same URL using curl I get no error message instead I >> get the page. >> The same result if I use a web browser like Safari. >> >> But, if I use python httplib I also get Errno 104. >> >> What gives ? >> >> Oh, by the way it’s a HTTPS url. >> >> — Roland > > Is this for any url or a specific one? >> -- >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > > -- > Joel Goldstick > http://joelgoldstick.com > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list — Roland ”Being able to think like a child is an important attribute of being an adult” - Eddie Izzard -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list