Message 291980 - Python tracker

> Since OPENSSL_config() accepts a filename, maybe a first step would be
> to expose the function as ssl.OPENSSL_config(filename) to allow user to
> load *explicitly* a configuration file? ssl.OPENSSL_config() would call
> OPENSSL_config(NULL). Would it work for you, Gustavo?

It would work, I would just wait for such a decision.

BTW, that interface is deprecated as we're discussing on the issue on GitHub:
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/cda3ae5bd0798c56fef5a5c1462d51ca1776504e/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod#notes

I'll continue analyzing this issue there.