code: def _new_conn(self):
          
          self.num_connections += 1
          log.info("Starting new HTTPS connection (%d): %s"
                   % (self.num_connections, self.host))
  
          if not ssl:
              return HTTPSConnection(host=self.host, port=self.port)
  
          connection = VerifiedHTTPSConnection(host=self.host, port=self.port)
          connection.set_cert(key_file=self.key_file, cert_file=self.cert_file,
                              cert_reqs=self.cert_reqs, ca_certs=self.ca_certs)
          return connection
docs: Return a fresh :class:`httplib.HTTPSConnection`.