Python 3 xmlrpc client HTTPS problem

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I have just built and installed version 3.1 and all's good, but when I 
try to connect to a server via HTTPS I get the following:

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.1/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1029, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.1/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1271, in 
__request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.1/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1058, in request
    http_conn = self.send_request(host, handler, request_body, verbose)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.1/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1183, in 
send_request
    "your version of http.client doesn't support HTTPS")
NotImplementedError: your version of http.client doesn't support HTTPS


I am on Ubuntu and have followed the instructions on how to build a 
release with SSL support:

 ./configure CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/include/openssl LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib/ssl


Any idea what I'm missing?

Thanks