[Qgis-user] Slow start-up - Plugin Load Times is off by 3X

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

On 04/03/2019 23.23, qgis-user at stripfamily.net wrote:
> Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit
> qgis 3.4.2
> 
> When starting qgis the splash screen shows Restoring loaded plug-ins"
> for about 20 seconds. Plugin Load Times shows 6 seconds total load time.
> It's pretty consistently off by 3X regardless of how many plug-ins are
> active.
> 
> The log window shows a number of Python warnings (most are deprecation
> warnings, but also :" InsecureRequestWarning: Unverified HTTPS request
> is being made")

Are you maybe behind a http proxy? Because it could be that QGIS is
trying to retrieve 'version.txt' without being able to?

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde

(I'd be in favour of not doing this without being asked personally)