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 Requests is one of **the most downloaded Python packages of all time**, pulling in around `14M downloads / week`— according to GitHub, Requests is currently [depended upon](https://github.com/psf/requests/network/dependents?package_id=UGFja2FnZS01NzA4OTExNg%3D%3D) by `367_296` repositories. You can trust this code.
 
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