Last modified: 2013-12-17 10:48:26 UTC
proxy = {'host': 'localhost:8080', 'auth': None} is ignored for https connections, and thus has been broken for WMF sites since the forced https switch.
Change 101998 had a related patch set uploaded by Merlijn van Deen: (bug 58548) use proxy also for https connections https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/101998
Change 101998 merged by jenkins-bot: (bug 58548) use proxy also for https connections https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/101998