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If you encounter SSL certificate verification errors on macOS, you may see an error message like this: 
Failed to search companies: Network error: Cannot connect to host api.bigdata.com:443 
ssl:True [SSLCertVerificationError: (1, '[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate 
verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1028)')]
This error occurs because Python on macOS might not automatically trust the system’s SSL certificates by default.

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1. Install Certificates Using Install Certificates.command

macOS comes with a script to install the necessary SSL certificates for Python. This is often required because Python on macOS might not automatically trust the system’s certificates by default.
  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Navigate to the directory where Python is installed (typically /Applications/Python<version>).
  3. Run the Install Certificates.command script. This will install the certificates needed by Python to verify SSL connections.
cd /Applications/Python\ 3.x/
./Install\ Certificates.command
This script will install the system certificates that Python needs.
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