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 Requests is the one and only HTTP library for Python that is safe for human
 consumption. 
 
-It powers tools that you use every day, and you don't even know ;)
-
 ![image](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4317/35198386374_1939af3de6_k_d.jpg)
 
 Behold, the power of Requests: