Nov 18, 2025
diff --git a/src/websockets/cli.py b/src/websockets/cli.py
 from .exceptions import ConnectionClosed
 from .frames import Close
 from .streams import StreamReader
 from .uri import parse_uri
 from .version import version as websockets_version


            break


 async def interactive_client(uri: str) -> None:
 async def interactive_client(uri: str, insecure: bool = False) -> None:
    try:
        websocket = await connect(uri)
        if insecure and parse_uri(uri).secure:
            import ssl

            websocket = await connect(uri, ssl=ssl._create_unverified_context())
        else:
            websocket = await connect(uri)
    except Exception as exc:
        print(f"Failed to connect to {uri}: {exc}.")
        sys.exit(1)
    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
    group.add_argument("--version", action="store_true")
    group.add_argument("uri", metavar="<uri>", nargs="?")

    parser.add_argument("--insecure", action="store_true")

    args = parser.parse_args(argv)

    if args.version:

    # Remove the try/except block when dropping Python < 3.11.
    try:
        asyncio.run(interactive_client(args.uri))
        asyncio.run(interactive_client(args.uri, insecure=args.insecure))
    except KeyboardInterrupt:  # pragma: no cover
        pass
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
Expand Up		@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
		from .exceptions import ConnectionClosed
		from .frames import Close
		from .streams import StreamReader
		from .uri import parse_uri
		from .version import version as websockets_version


Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -101,9 +102,14 @@ async def send_outgoing_messages(
		break


		async def interactive_client(uri: str) -> None:
		async def interactive_client(uri: str, insecure: bool = False) -> None:
		try:
		websocket = await connect(uri)
		if insecure and parse_uri(uri).secure:
		import ssl

		websocket = await connect(uri, ssl=ssl._create_unverified_context())
		else:
		websocket = await connect(uri)
		except Exception as exc:
		print(f"Failed to connect to {uri}: {exc}.")
		sys.exit(1)
Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -151,6 +157,9 @@ def main(argv: list[str] \| None = None) -> None:
		group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
		group.add_argument("--version", action="store_true")
		group.add_argument("uri", metavar="<uri>", nargs="?")

		parser.add_argument("--insecure", action="store_true")

		args = parser.parse_args(argv)

		if args.version:
Expand All		@@ -173,6 +182,6 @@ def main(argv: list[str] \| None = None) -> None:

		# Remove the try/except block when dropping Python < 3.11.
		try:
		asyncio.run(interactive_client(args.uri))
		asyncio.run(interactive_client(args.uri, insecure=args.insecure))
		except KeyboardInterrupt: # pragma: no cover
		pass