appcfg.py download_app HandshakeError ssl.c:726

[Dzhovani Chemishanov]

Hi all,
  I'm new to the list and I hope that it is appropriate to post this issue here.
  I'm trying to download the deployed code for an old project from appengine. The recommended and as far as I know only possible way is through using appcfg.py. However, every my attempt ends with handshake error.
The current versions of the toolset:
Google Cloud SDK 209.0.0
app-engine-python 1.9.73
app-engine-python-extras 1.9.69
beta 2018.07.16
bq 2.0.34
core 2018.07.16
gcloud
gsutil 4.33
Windows 8.1

Things I tried so far:
upgraded python from 2.7.12 to to 2.7.15
installed requests[security]
downgraded requests to 2.11.1
upgraded requests back
changed the cacert.txt file to the ones used in past versions of google cloud sdk (152.0, 146.0)

So far the upgrade of python changed the error from ssl.c:590 to ssl.c:726, and the switch to cacert.txt to gcsdk 146.0 spared me the authentication flow on each command rerun.
Any ideas? Alternative ways to download the code are also fine with me.
Regards,
Dzhovani

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[Katayoon (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hi Dzhovani,

I recommend that you uninstall your Cloud SDK, reboot your machine, and reinstall a fresh copy of it via this link and make sure no tools (firewall, proxy, etc) intercept HTTPS traffic.

If the issue persists, you may report it to the Issue Tracker for further investigation.

[Dzhovani Chemishanov]

Thanks!

  The full reinstallation of the gcloud sdk did it.

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