merge 3.4 (#22449)

Lib/ssl.py

@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@ class SSLContext(_SSLContext):
         if sys.platform == "win32":
             for storename in self._windows_cert_stores:
                 self._load_windows_store_certs(storename, purpose)
-        else:
-            self.set_default_verify_paths()
+        self.set_default_verify_paths()
 
 
 def create_default_context(purpose=Purpose.SERVER_AUTH, *, cafile=None,

Lib/test/test_ssl.py

@@ -1095,6 +1095,14 @@ class ContextTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.load_default_certs, None)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.load_default_certs, 'SERVER_AUTH')
 
+    def test_load_default_certs_env(self):
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        with support.EnvironmentVarGuard() as env:
+            env["SSL_CERT_DIR"] = CAPATH
+            env["SSL_CERT_FILE"] = CERTFILE
+            ctx.load_default_certs()
+            self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats(), {"crl": 0, "x509": 1, "x509_ca": 0})
+
     def test_create_default_context(self):
         ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
         self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)

Misc/NEWS

@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #22449: In the ssl.SSLContext.load_default_certs, consult the
+  enviromental variables SSL_CERT_DIR and SSL_CERT_FILE on Windows.
+
 - Issue #22508: The email.__version__ variable has been removed; the email
   code is no longer shipped separately from the stdlib, and __version__
   hasn't been updated in several releases.