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-**Requests** is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings.
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-Behold, the power of Requests:
+**Requests** is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built with ♥ for the open source community.
 
 ```pycon
 >>> import requests
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ downloads every month. You don't want to be left out!
 Feature Support
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-Requests is ready for today's web.
+Requests is ready for the demands of building robust and reliable HTTP–speaking applications, on today's web (or your own infrastructure).
 
 | International Domains and URLs   | Keep-Alive & Connection Pooling |
 | Sessions with Cookie Persistence | Browser-style SSL Verification  |