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+Requests is written and maintained by Kenneth Reitz and
+various contributors:
+
+Development Lead
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+- Kenneth Reitz <me@kennethreitz.com>
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+
+Patches and Suggestions
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+- Various Pocoo Members
+- Chris Adams
+- Flavio Percoco Premoli
+- Dj Gilcrease
+- Justin Murphy
+- Rob Madole
+- Aram Dulyan
+- Johannes Gorset
+- 村山めがね (Megane Murayama)
+- James Rowe
+- Daniel Schauenberg
+- Zbigniew Siciarz
+- Daniele Tricoli 'Eriol'
+- Richard Boulton
+- Miguel Olivares <miguel@moliware.com>
+- Alberto Paro
+- Jérémy Bethmont
+- 潘旭 (Xu Pan)
+- Tamás Gulácsi
+- Rubén Abad
+- Peter Manser
+- Jeremy Selie
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+- Jens Diemer
+- Alex <@alopatin>
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+- Tom Hogans <tomhsx@gmail.com>
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