AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY'

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I’m trying to request a Lets Encrypt cert for a new subdomain and I get this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/letsencrypt", line 33, in <module>
    sys.exit(load_entry_point('certbot==1.21.0', 'console_scripts', 'certbot')())
  File "/bin/letsencrypt", line 25, in importlib_load_entry_point
    return next(matches).load()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 171, in load
    module = import_module(match.group('module'))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1050, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 883, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/main.py", line 2, in <module>
    from certbot._internal import main as internal_main
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/certbot/_internal/main.py", line 17, in <module>
    import josepy as jose
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/josepy/__init__.py", line 43, in <module>
    from josepy.json_util import (
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/josepy/json_util.py", line 14, in <module>
    from OpenSSL import crypto
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from OpenSSL import crypto, SSL
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/crypto.py", line 1579, in <module>
    class X509StoreFlags(object):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/crypto.py", line 1598, in X509StoreFlags
    NOTIFY_POLICY = _lib.X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY
AttributeError: module 'lib' has no attribute 'X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY'. Did you mean: 'X509_V_FLAG_EXPLICIT_POLICY'?
SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version Ubuntu Linux 22.04.5
Usermin version 2.102
Virtualmin version 7.20.2
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this look similar. No one else has posted so maybe you installed something that may have caused a issue.

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Hmm strange, I don’t think I have installed anything.
I’ll see if I can update PyOpenSSL

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hmmm…

root@localhost:~# python3 -m OpenSSL
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/lib/python3.10/runpy.py”, line 187, in _run_module_as_main
mod_name, mod_spec, code = _get_module_details(mod_name, _Error)
File “/usr/lib/python3.10/runpy.py”, line 146, in _get_module_details
return _get_module_details(pkg_main_name, error)
File “/usr/lib/python3.10/runpy.py”, line 110, in _get_module_details
import(pkg_name)
File “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/init.py”, line 8, in
from OpenSSL import crypto, SSL
File “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/crypto.py”, line 1579, in
class X509StoreFlags(object):
File “/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/OpenSSL/crypto.py”, line 1598, in X509StoreFlags
NOTIFY_POLICY = _lib.X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY
AttributeError: module ‘lib’ has no attribute ‘X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY’. Did you mean: ‘X509_V_FLAG_EXPLICIT_POLICY’?

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fixed it with this;

Seems like it was still broken/freshly broken on Ubuntu 22.04.5

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