Resolve "https is not handled correctly"

What does this MR do and why?

Fix HTTP and HTTPS behavior behind a proxy

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• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I ran pylint and other linters for modified files
• I have performed a self-review of my own code and tested it
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Closes #67 (closed)