---
id: python-http-client
version: "3.3.7"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# python-http-client — HTTP REST client, simplified for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install python-http-client
uv add python-http-client
poetry add python-http-client

## Description

.. image:: https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-python/raw/HEAD/twilio_sendgrid_logo.png
   :target: https://www.sendgrid.com

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**The default branch name for this repository has been changed to `main` as of 07/27/2020.**

**Quickly and easily access any RESTful or RESTful-like API.**

If you are looking for the Twilio SendGrid API client library, please see `this repo`_.

Table of Contents
=================

-  `Installation <#installation>`__
-  `Quick Start <#quick-start>`__
-  `Usage <#usage>`__
-  `How to Contribute <#how-to-contribute>`__
-  `Local Setup of the Project <#local-setup-of-the-project>`__
-  `Troubleshooting <#troubleshooting>`__
-  `Announcements <#announcements>`__
-  `Thanks <#thanks>`__
-  `About <#about>`__
-  `License <#license>`__

Installation
============

Prerequisites
-------------

-  Python version 2.7 or 3.4+

Install Package
---------------

.. code:: bash

    pip install python_http_client

or

.. code:: bash

    easy_install python_http_client

API Key
-------

Store your Twilio SendGrid API key in a...

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A lightweight HTTP client library that simplifies RESTful API calls by allowing dynamic attribute-based URL construction and request building with headers, query parameters, and request bodies.

Verdict: A mature, dependency-free HTTP client for building RESTful API wrappers with a fluent interface. MIT-licensed and actively maintained, though no releases since March 2022. Suitable for projects needing lightweight REST abstraction without external dependencies.

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