requests

Python HTTP for Humans.

requests Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 54,259 v2.34.2 released 2026-05-14

Install

requests on PyPI

pip

pip install requests

uv

uv add requests

poetry

poetry add requests

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	4 — charset_normalizer, idna, urllib3, certifi
Maintenance	actively maintained — 91 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-11
First released	2011-02-14
Popularity	one of the 100 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: requests-2.34.2-py3-none-any.whl

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About requests

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Requests

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Requests is a simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.

&gt;&gt;&gt; import requests
&gt;&gt;&gt; r = requests.get('https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/user/pass', auth=('user', 'pass'))
&gt;&gt;&gt; r.status_code
200
&gt;&gt;&gt; r.headers['content-type']
'application/json; charset=utf8'
&gt;&gt;&gt; r.encoding
'utf-8'
&gt;&gt;&gt; r.text
'{"authenticated": true, ...'
&gt;&gt;&gt; r.json()
{'authenticated': True, ...}

Requests allows you to send HTTP/1.1 requests extremely easily. There’s no need to manually add query strings to your URLs, or to form-encode your PUT & POST data — but nowadays, just use the json method!

Requests is one of the most downloaded...

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Requests is a human-friendly HTTP library for sending HTTP/1.1 requests with automatic handling of headers, authentication, cookies, redirects, and content encoding.

Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies (charset_normalizer, idna, urllib3, certifi). Actively maintained with last commit on 2026-08-11 and 91 days since the latest release—solid maintenance signal.

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; attribution and license notice are required.

Usage

pip install requests

import requests
r = requests.get('https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/user/pass', auth=('user', 'pass'))
print(r.status_code, r.json())

Requires Python 3.10 or later.

Verdict: Requests is a production-stable, top-100 PyPI package with active maintenance, zero known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. Its low install friction and broad ecosystem adoption make it a reliable choice for HTTP operations in Python 3.10+.

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