Does the aiohttp Python library in Windows support HTTPS?

Question

When I make an HTTPS request using the aiohttp library with asyncio and Python 3.4 in Windows 7, the request fails with a NotImplementedError in the _make_ssl_transport function in base_events.py as shown in the traceback.

On Windows, I use the ProactorEventLoop. I think you have to use that one to get asyncio to work. I tried the same request in a Debian 7 VM with a compiled version of Python 3.4, and the same request works. I don't use the ProactorEventLoop in Debian, just the default though.

Any ideas or workarounds? Or, should I give up with aiohttp HTTPS on Windows for now? I am not able to use Linux for this project, needs to be on Windows.

Answer 1

As jfs and OP observe,

1. ProactorEventLoop is incompatible with SSL, and
2. The default loop supports SSL on Windows. By extension aiohttp should also work with https on Windows.