requestsexceptions
Import exceptions from potentially bundled packages in requests.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release 2018-02-01) with no maintenance signal. While it solves a real distribution problem and has low install friction, the lack of active maintenance means it will not adapt to changes in requests or urllib3. For modern Python projects, verify whether the bundling issue it addresses still exists in your target environment before relying on it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned—last release was 2018-02-01, over 3116 days ago.
- No active maintenance.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), imposing no significant restrictions on use or redistribution.
last release 2018-02-01 (3116 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 701,854 downloads/mo, #5,289 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install requestsexceptions
from requestsexceptions import ConnectionError
try:
# code that uses requests
pass
except ConnectionError:
pass- Whether the package still works correctly with modern versions of requests and urllib3 given its abandoned status.
- Whether the bundling/unbundling problem it solves remains relevant in current Python distributions.
What it is and what it does
requestsexceptions is a thin compatibility shim for the requests library that abstracts away the location of exception classes. The requests library bundles urllib3, but some software distributions strip out that bundled copy. This makes it difficult to reliably catch or suppress urllib3 exceptions (like the "insecure platform warning") across different deployment environments. The package provides a single import path that works regardless of whether urllib3 is bundled inside requests or installed separately.
It has no runtime dependencies and is a pure-Python module, making it lightweight to add to a project. However, it has been abandoned since early 2018 and receives no active maintenance, so it may not account for changes in how requests or urllib3 handle exceptions in modern versions.
Use it for
- Suppress urllib3 insecure platform warnings consistently across different requests installations.
- Write code that catches requests/urllib3 exceptions without knowing whether urllib3 is bundled.
- Maintain compatibility in libraries that depend on requests across heterogeneous deployment environments.
- Handle exception imports in projects where requests may be repackaged by distributions.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release 2018-02-01) with no maintenance signal. While it solves a real distribution problem and has low install friction, the lack of active maintenance means it will not adapt to changes in requests or urllib3. For modern Python projects, verify whether the bundling issue it addresses still exists in your target environment before relying on it.
Install
requestsexceptions on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel, but the package is abandoned—last release was 2018-02-01, over 3116 days ago. No active maintenance.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), imposing no significant restrictions on use or redistribution.
Quickstart
pip install requestsexceptions
from requestsexceptions import ConnectionError
try:
# code that uses requests
pass
except ConnectionError:
passVerify before relying
- Whether the package still works correctly with modern versions of requests and urllib3 given its abandoned status.
- Whether the bundling/unbundling problem it solves remains relevant in current Python distributions.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,116 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 701,854 / month, #5,289 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Topic :: Utilities |
Evidence: requestsexceptions-1.4.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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