'python elasticsearch-dsl, connection with SSL certificate example?

i've got some scripts i've been using for years that pull data from an elasticsearch cluster. I recently added tls/ssl encryption to the elasticsearch cluster. This broke all my python scripts. I cant seem to find any good examples of how to use the certificates to create a connection. here is my code that has worked until i added the tls/ssl.

yes i've read the documentation.. yes i've googled.. and looked on stack exchange and the elastic descussion boards.

def queryES_timeframe(self, timeframe):
    print("Getting:", timeframe, " Data, please wait")
    # builds connection string from yaml data
    connectionString="https://"+ str(self.es_host) + ":" + str(self.es_port)
    client = connections.create_connection(hosts=[connectionString], timeout=90,http_auth=(self.elk_user,self.elk_password))

    # performs search query
    s = Search(using=client, index=self.es_index).filter('range', **{'@timestamp': {'gte': timeframe}})
    results = s.execute()
    total = s.execute().hits.total
    links = s.execute().hits.hits
    s_dict = results.to_dict()

    print("Pulling Data Please wait")
    startTime = datetime.now()
    count = 0
    for hit in tqdm(s.scan()):
        count += 1
        self.DataList.append(hit.to_dict())

    # print (self.DataList)
    print("Count:", count)
    print("Time Taken:", datetime.now() - startTime)
    self.timeToQuery = datetime.now() - startTime

i just need to know how to point it at my cert.. and which certs to use.. ca? client? both? what format do they need to be in?

thank you