I could change the url to http (rather than https) but would rather not, since it works for me on two computers (1 on Intel, 1 on M1).
You could do this yourself in the similar.py (open in Finder and you'll see it there) and see if that works for you.
Alternatively, give this a shot. May fix it for you if it's a local issue.
https://www.dev2qa.com/how-to-fix-python-error-certificate-verify-failed-unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-in-mac-os/