title: Python requests SSL error - certificate verify failed
body: <p>This code</p>
  
  <pre><code>import requests
  requests.get("https://hcaidcs.phe.org.uk/WebPages/GeneralHomePage.aspx")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>is giving me this error</p>
  
  <pre><code>[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:777)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know practically nothing about SSL, but I've tried downloading the site's certificate and pointing to that file using the <code>verify</code> option, but it hasn't worked. Am I missing something?</p>