Why does Python requests ignore the verify parameter?

Question

The problem

I have been trying to use Python\'s requests package to download the following URL:

https://service.isracard.co.il/I_logon.jsp

Answer 1

Combination of OpenSSL upgrade and installing ndg-httpsclient resolved it for me

sudo pip install ndg-httpsclient

and

sudo pip install --ignore-installed pyOpenSSL --upgrade