https from Python's request module: as secure as browser https? [closed]

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From the Python requests documentation:

>>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
>>> r.status_code
200

Can someone with access to my wireless router see the password being sent?

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Yes, it will be encrypted. No, you cannot see the password being sent.

Everything is vulnerable given enough time. If someone spent an inordinate amount of time to crack it, they could, but we're talking a very long time.

More information on how HTTPs works: http://blog.hartleybrody.com/https-certificates/