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Requests v0.5.1 Released
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:date: 2011-07-24 02:00
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:category: python
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:featured: True
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:gh: https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests
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Requests v0.5.1 was just released.
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If you're unfamiliar with **Requests**, the HTTP Module for Humans, it
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strives to keep things as simple and elegant as possible.
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`Learn more <http://python-requests.org>`_.
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Community Update
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I'm really happy with the direction that Requests is going. The repo is
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approaching `400 watchers on GitHub <https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests>`_
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(trailing just behind the Pyramid framework), and has been downloaded over 1100
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times from PyPi in the last month alone.
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Another big milestone: we now have 20 contributors! Many thanks to everyone involved :)
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If you head over to `python-requests.org <http://python-requests.org>`_,
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you'll be greeted by the new Requests mascot, Rez the sea turtle.
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This October, I'll be presenting at `PyCodeConf <http://py.codeconf.com/>`_
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in Miami, FL. Topics will include Requests' API design and how libraries
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like it help to make Python more accessible.
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**API Design and Pragmatic Python**
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Unfortunately, solving simple problems with Python isn't always
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``import antigravity``. This talk will analyze the high barriers of
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entry that clutter the Python landscape. We'll discuss ways to make
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Python more accessible for newcomers and less of a headache for
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seasoned veterans.
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New Features
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The v0.5.x series has brought along some awesome features so far:
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- ``PATCH`` Support!
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- International Domain Name Support!
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- Forced Basic Authentication (for 404'd responses; default)
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- Querystrings available for all methods
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- ``python-requests.org`` default User-Agent header
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- Sexy HTTPBin Test Suite
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- ``settings.verbose`` configurable stream for debugging and logging.
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- Access response headers without fetching entire body (``read()``)
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- Use lists as dicts for parameters w/ multiple values
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- Dict-configurable Proxies
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- ``Accept-Encoding: gzip`` default on.
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Moving Forward
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In the short-term, I plan to remove Request's dependency on Poster, and
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replace the multi-part file upload functionality with internal code.
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Once Poster is removed, Python 3.1+ support will be added.
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Once the port to Python3 is complete, elegant HTTPS certificate verification
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will be added.
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While those development tasks are being carried out, I'm planning on adding
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some more exhaustive documentation to the website: tutorials, FAQ, use
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cases recipes, scenarios, &c.
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Source Code
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**Requests** is open source (ISC Licensed), and will make your world a better place.
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- `Code on GitHub <https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests>`_
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- `python-requests.org <http://python-requests.org>`_ |