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python-certifi ★ 997 296 APPLICATION

Certifi is a minimal Python library that provides Mozilla's curated collection of root CA certificates for SSL/TLS verification. It exposes two functions: `where()` returns the filesystem path to the bundled `cacert.pem` file, and `contents()` returns its contents as a string. The library handles both modern Python 3.11+ importlib.resources API and older versions, with careful management of context managers and atexit cleanup to support zipimport scenarios. It is a dependency of many popular Python packages (e.g., requests) and is automatically updated daily via a GitHub Actions workflow that fetches the latest Mozilla CA bundle. The codebase is small, well-tested, and demonstrates high craftsmanship in resource management and backward compatibility.

RATING: 8.7/10 MAINT: active DRIFT: low
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