Python plugin unable to connect to HTTPS URL (no replies)

Hello,

I have the following Python 2 script to connect to some HTTPS resource, pretty much taken from https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/urllib2.html#examples using urllib2, because urllib doesn't seem to be able to handle HTTPS at all (see https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/urllib.html#urllib-restrictions):

import sys
from urllib2 import Request, urlopen, HTTPError, URLError

from mforms import *
from wb import *

class Logger:

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def write(self, s):
        """Causes the standard prints to be seen in the standard WB log (./log/wb.log)."""
        grt.log_info('print', s)


# install print logger
sys.stdout = Logger()


# define this Python module as a GRT module
ModuleInfo = DefineModule(name='JpaEntities', author='Mr X', version='1.0.Beta')


@ModuleInfo.plugin("wb.catalog.util.generate_jpa_annotated_classes",
                   caption="JPA Entities",
                   input=[wbinputs.currentCatalog()],
                   pluginMenu="Catalog")
@ModuleInfo.export(grt.INT, grt.classes.db_Catalog)
def generate_jpa_annotated_classes(catalog):
    """Entry method for the plugin."""

    print("Executing generate_jpa_annotated_classes(catalog)... ")

    url = "https://www.google.com"  # this doesn't work
    # url = "http://www.google.com"  # this works

    try:
        req = Request(url)
        script = urlopen(req).read()
    except HTTPError as he:
        script = "HTTPError: " + he.getcode()
    except URLError as ue:
        script = "URLError: " + ue.reason + ", " + ue.message

    print("Loaded:\n\n" + script)

    ...

This gives me an error when executing the plugin (wb.log):

    .
    .
    .
	Installed video RAM: -2048 MB
	Current video mode: 3840 x 1600 x 4294967296 Farben
	Used bit depth: 32
	Driver version: 26.21.14.4332
	Installed display drivers: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvlt.inf_amd64_7f06ea667a45eb6e\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvlt.inf_amd64_7f06ea667a45eb6e\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvlt.inf_amd64_7f06ea667a45eb6e\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvlt.inf_amd64_7f06ea667a45eb6e\nvldumdx.dll
	Current user language: Deutsch (Deutschland)

10:11:19 [INF][      Workbench]: UI is up
10:11:20 [WRN][            grt]: C:\Users\Kawu\AppData\Roaming\MySQL\Workbench/bbstats.mwbd/document.mwb.xml:17230: link '{ED75E1F2-667B-4B8A-945E-8185BB0066EE}' <object > key= could not be resolved
10:11:20 [WRN][            grt]: C:\Users\Kawu\AppData\Roaming\MySQL\Workbench/bbstats.mwbd/document.mwb.xml: skipping element 'link' in unserialized document, line 17230Running the application
10:11:22 [INF][ Canvas backend]: Found OpenGL version for this view: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 443.32
10:11:23 [INF][          print]: Executing generate_jpa_annotated_classes(catalog)... 
10:11:23 [INF][          print]: Loaded:

URLError: unknown url type: https,

What's wrong? No support for HTTPS? Really? Or what is it?

I actually MUST connect to my Github repo, but without HTTPS, this is not going to work nor is it clever. *shrug*

Is there any way to get it done, that is, without installing some additional modules etc.?

Thanks
Karsten

PS: the Logger class plus sys.stdout = Logger() is important to make the inbuilt print function actually write into wb.log!