Can't call Stripe on Appengine development server even with latest ssl - python-2.7

Question

I am running into the same issue on my development server. I have already checked out stackoverflow.com/questions/46799365/… and that hasn't worked for me.
python -V
Python 2.7.11
and as soon as I call stripe, I get the Support for test mode requests made with versions of TLS lower than 1.2 has been disabled, and support in live mode will be dropped on June 13, 2018. Please initiate HTTPS connections with TLS 1.2 or later. You can learn more about this at https://stripe.com/blog/upgrading-tls.
My app.yaml has ssl set to "latest" libraries: - name: django version: "1.9" - name: jinja2 version: "2.6" - name: markupsafe version: "0.15" - name: ssl version: latest - name: pycrypto version: latest
So am I supposed to do something with sandbox.py? I think my request is version 2.16.0 because I was getting some other environment issue when it wasn't. Is that he culprit or something else?
Here's the exact error
PermissionError at /
Request req_DrUOViv9FnjhAx: Support for test mode requests made with versions
of TLS lower than 1.2 has been disabled, and support in live mode will be dropped on June 13, 2018. Please initiate HTTPS connections with TLS 1.2 or later. You can learn more about this at https://stripe.com/blog/upgrading-tls.
Request Method:
GET
Request URL:
http://localhost:8080/
Django Version:
1.9.5
Exception Type:
PermissionError
Exception Value:
Request req_DrUOViv9FnjhAx: Support for test mode requests made with versions of TLS lower than 1.2 has been disabled, and support in live mode will be dropped on June 13, 2018. Please initiate HTTPS connections with TLS 1.2 or later. You can learn more about this at https://stripe.com/blog/upgrading-tls.
Exception Location:
lib/stripe/api_requestor.py in handle_error_response, line 178
Python Executable:
/Users/USERNAME/PycharmProjects/PROJECTNAME/virtualenv-dev/bin/python
Python Version:
2.7.11
Python Path:
['/Users/USERNAME/PycharmProjects/PROJECTNAME',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine',
'/Users/USERNAME/PycharmProjects/PROJECTNAME',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine',
'/Users/USERNAME/PycharmProjects/PROJECTNAME/virtualenv/lib/python2.7',
'/Users/USERNAME/PycharmProjects/PROJECTNAME/virtualenv/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload',
'/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/django-1.9',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/jinja2-2.6',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/markupsafe-0.15',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/ssl-2.7.11',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/pycrypto-2.6',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/setuptools-0.6c11',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/protorpc-1.0',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/pytz-2017.2',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/webapp2-2.3',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/webob-1.1.1',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/werkzeug-0.11.10',
'/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/platform/google_appengine/lib/yaml-3.10',
'lib']
Server time:
Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:43:28 -0500

Answer 1

I spent many hours on this about a month ago. It was a huge pain, but I finally got it to work.
One issue I was having is that Brew does something very annoying with its python versions. It makes python v3 the default so if you type python in the shell you get v3 and not v2. I manually changed the relevant symlinks in '/usr/local/bin' to make v2 the default.
I don't remember all the steps I took, but you'll want your '/usr/local/bin' to look something like this:
openssl -> /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2n/bin/openssl
pip -> ../Cellar/python/2.7.14_3/bin/pip2
python -> ../Cellar/python/2.7.14_3/bin/python2
You'll then want to delete your virtualenv's and recreate them.
Note that I don't use python v3 at all, so if you need both v2 and v3 then YMMV.

Answer 2

In addition to using the latest GAE ssl library, when running the application on the local development server you may also need to upgrade your local system's openssl library.
From How do I upgrade my Stripe integration from TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2? (other specific OS versions are mentioned separately):
If you are using any other system, or are already using brew on OS X, you will need to upgrade your OpenSSL version.
And from How do I upgrade my OpenSSL to support TLS 1.2? (other specific OS versions are mentioned separately):
If you are using any other Linux variant, you will need to ensure that
running openssl version gives a version of at least 1.0.1. If it
does not, you will need to take package updates, and may need to
upgrade to a newer version of your operating system.

Answer 3

Hope this helps someone in this situation....I had my IT admin help me and and it was a combination of things so I'm posting the solution here for my case to save someone else from the same frustration.
These instructions assume you are running these commands all as an Administrator
First remove HomeBrew:
echo -ne 'y\n' | /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall)"
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/Homebrew
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/Caskroom
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar
Remove other Pythons installed (v2)
sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7
sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Python 2.7"
Check for links and remove any you find with Cellar in the path
ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | grep 'Cellar'
unlink <## Remove those you found ##>
Re-install Homebrew
echo -ne 'y\n' | /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Add in openssl
brew install openssl
brew postinstall openssl
brew link openssl --force
Force Link openssl if needed
ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/
ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/
Add in Python
brew install python#2
brew postinstall python#2
brew link python#2 --force
link openssl and Python (ensure these versions are what you have installed)
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2o/bin/openssl /usr/local/bin/openssl
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2o/bin/openssl /usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.14/bin/python /usr/local/bin/python
Clean HomeBrew Once Installed
brew cleanup -s
brew cask cleanup
brew prune
From here the command showed the correct version
python -c 'import ssl; print ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION'