paypalhttp

What it is and what it does

PayPalHttp is a lightweight HTTP client library built as a foundation for code-generated SDK projects. It wraps requests and adds support for common patterns that code generators can rely on. The package depends on requests for HTTP transport, six for Python 2/3 compatibility, and pyopenssl for SSL/TLS support.

The library is designed to be minimal and generic—a standardized base layer that generated client code can build on top of. It has been abandoned since 2021 with no active maintenance, so it is best suited for legacy integrations or projects already locked to older Python versions rather than new development.

Use it for:

• Using legacy SDK code that was generated to work with this HTTP client library.
• Building custom code-generated REST clients that need a standardized HTTP transport layer.
• Integrating with older API SDKs that depend on paypalhttp as a peer dependency.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

PayPalHttp is a generic HTTP client library designed to work with code-generated SDK projects, providing a standardized HTTP transport layer.

No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it. The package is abandoned (last release 2021) with no security or compatibility updates. For new projects, use a modern HTTP client directly or a maintained SDK. If you must use it, verify compatibility with your Python version and dependency versions first.

Install

paypalhttp on PyPI

pip install paypalhttp

uv add paypalhttp

poetry add paypalhttp

Installing paypalhttp

Before you install

Installation is straightforward with low friction—the package is a pure Python wheel with only three runtime dependencies. However, the project is abandoned; the last release was in 2021 and no maintenance activity is evident, so security patches or compatibility updates are unlikely.

License in practice

MIT license is permissive and poses no restrictions on commercial or private use, modification, or redistribution.

Quickstart

pip install paypalhttp

import paypalhttp
# Used as HTTP transport layer by code-generated SDK clients

Project is abandoned; verify compatibility with your Python version and current versions of requests, six, and pyopenssl before use.

Verify before relying

• Whether the package remains compatible with Python versions released after 2021.
• Whether this package is still actively used by PayPal SDKs or has been superseded.
• Current compatibility status with modern versions of requests, six, and pyopenssl.

Package facts

Evidence: paypalhttp-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl

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