SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER when downloading from Kemono

[kumykiri]

When I try to download from Kemono I get this error :
[kemonoparty][error] HttpError: SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000)

I can open the website using Brave browser but for some reason it doesn't work using Firefox.
Does this have anything to do with this error ?

[Fghgks]

Not really an answer, but rather a wild guess.
Brave browser has reported to install its own VPN without permission (the user may even be unaware of it). So it could be changing some system settings.
Kemonoparty is unavailable from IP of particular countries. So some people have to use VPN to access it.
Hence, conventional browsers, that do not mess with proxies and related internet settings by default (like firefox), do not succeed in accessing the website unless user uses vpn.
There was an issue #2357 about the same error appeared, while user's vpn incorrectly was changing user pc's internet settings.

Summarizing, if you unable reach kemono from firefox, either you are unable to do it without VPN or something messes with your system internet settings (try to access kemono using firefox on another pc for example) or I don't know.

At least paste what is given by
gallery-dl --verbose "KemonoURL"
Maybe this would be helpful to those who are able to solve this mistery.

[kumykiri]

thanks for the reply, it seems like kemono is actually blocked in my country

here's what I got :

[gallery-dl][debug] Version 1.29.0
[gallery-dl][debug] Python 3.12.2 - Windows-11-10.0.22631-SP0
[gallery-dl][debug] requests 2.32.3 - urllib3 2.3.0
[gallery-dl][debug] Configuration Files ['%APPDATA%\gallery-dl\config.json']
[gallery-dl][debug] Starting DownloadJob for 'https://kemono.su/patreon/user/67808621'
[kemonoparty][debug] Using KemonopartyUserExtractor for 'https://kemono.su/patreon/user/67808621'
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (1): kemono.su:443
[kemonoparty][debug] SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000) (1/5)
[kemonoparty][debug] Sleeping 1.00 seconds (retry)
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (2): kemono.su:443
[kemonoparty][debug] SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000) (2/5)
[kemonoparty][debug] Sleeping 2.00 seconds (retry)
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (3): kemono.su:443
[kemonoparty][debug] SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000) (3/5)
[kemonoparty][debug] Sleeping 3.00 seconds (retry)
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (4): kemono.su:443
[kemonoparty][debug] SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000) (4/5)
[kemonoparty][debug] Sleeping 4.00 seconds (retry)
[urllib3.connectionpool][debug] Starting new HTTPS connection (5): kemono.su:443
[kemonoparty][debug] SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000) (5/5)
[kemonoparty][error] HttpError: SSLError: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER] wrong version number (_ssl.c:1000)