If a full version upgrade is not possible in a released version of Ubuntu, there's a one character change that allows 1.2 to use SSL:
--- /usr/share/pyshared/flickrapi/__init__.py 2008-09-21 06:50:43.000000000 +1000 +++ __init__.py 2014-07-06 09:56:32.000000000 +1000 @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ if self.cache and self.cache.get(post_data): return self.cache.get(post_data) - url = "http://" + FlickrAPI.flickr_host + FlickrAPI.flickr_rest_form + url = "https://" + FlickrAPI.flickr_host + FlickrAPI.flickr_rest_form flicksocket = urllib.urlopen(url, post_data) reply = flicksocket.read() flicksocket.close() ** Summary changed: - Version upgrade required + python-flickr 1.2 cannot connect to Flickr at all (SSL required) ** Changed in: python-flickrapi (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - python-flickr 1.2 cannot connect to Flickr at all (SSL required) + python-flickrapi 1.2 cannot connect to Flickr at all (SSL required) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1335350 Title: python-flickrapi 1.2 cannot connect to Flickr at all (SSL required) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-flickrapi/+bug/1335350/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs