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jim-easterbrook
Flickr authentication failing
Flickr have recently made a change in their API that prevents recent versions of Photini from authenticating / logging in. (With Firefox you get an "SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG" error, I don't know how other browsers will respond.)
A possible solution is to go back to Photini version 2019.5.0 temporarily, authorise Flickr, then change back to a more recent Photini. (Backup your config file before you do this, then restore it afterwards.) As long as you never log out from Flickr the authorisation should remain valid.
If the Flickr problem persists I'll issue a new release with an alternative authentication strategy.
A better workaround: when your browser shows the "secure connection failed" or similar page, click on the URL and change https: to http: and hit return.
I've updated the documentation to include the workaround. https://photini.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual/flickr.html
PS I reported the bug to Flickr several months ago. They acknowledge there is a problem but don't seem in any hurry to fix it.
Flickr have finally fixed this bug! More than three years late, but better late than never.