SSL backend error when using OpenSSL

Question

I was trying to install pycurl in a virtualenv using pip and I got this error

ImportError: pycurl: libcurl link-time ssl backend (openssl) is different from         


        

Answer 1

The method to fix the pycurl after Mac OS High Sierra update:

1. Reinstall the curl libraries to use OpenSSL instead of SecureTransport

   brew install curl --with-openssl
   

2. Install pycurl with correct build-time environment and paths

   export PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl
   pip uninstall pycurl 
   pip install --no-cache-dir --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" --global-option="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include" --user pycurl