def __init__(
        self,
        auth_key: str,
        *,
        server_url: Optional[str] = None,
        proxy: Union[Dict, str, None] = None,
        **verify_ssl:bool = True,** #<--------- Custom code added -> new 'verify_ssl' parameter --------->#
        skip_language_check: bool = False,
    ):
        if not auth_key:
            raise ValueError("auth_key must not be empty")

        if server_url is None:
            server_url = (
                self._DEEPL_SERVER_URL_FREE
                if util.auth_key_is_free_account(auth_key)
                else self._DEEPL_SERVER_URL
            )

        self._server_url = server_url
        self._client = http_client.HttpClient(proxy**, verify_ssl**) #<--------- Custom code added to use local certs, when given --------->#
        self.headers = {"Authorization": f"DeepL-Auth-Key {auth_key}"}

def __init__(self, proxy: Union[Dict, str, None] = None**, verify_ssl:bool = True**): #<--------- Custom code added -> new 'verify' parameter --------->
        self._session = requests.Session()
        
        if proxy:
            if isinstance(proxy, str):
                proxy = {"http": proxy, "https": proxy}
            if not isinstance(proxy, dict):
                raise ValueError(
                    "proxy may be specified as a URL string or dictionary "
                    "containing URL strings for the http and https keys."
                )
            self._session.proxies.update(proxy)

        # ------------------------------------------------------- #
        # Custom code added                                       #
        # Allows usage of Local Certificates for SSL verification #
        from os import path
        if (type(verify_ssl)==bool) or ((type(verify_ssl)==str) and path.exists(verify_ssl)):
            self._session.verify = verify_ssl
        del path
        # ------------------------------------------------------- #

        self._session.headers = {"User-Agent": user_agent}
        pass