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| author | Jon Wayne Parrott <jon.wayne.parrott@gmail.com> | 2016-06-10 11:06:19 -0700 |
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| committer | Jon Wayne Parrott <jon.wayne.parrott@gmail.com> | 2016-06-28 09:49:47 -0700 |
| commit | 78aabb2ae24dc8dd318d3391ba7102d296293edc (patch) | |
| tree | f9fcb6aabce977b5bdeac7612bd6a687185e2fa6 /docs | |
| parent | 4a15a6bc081661af0b2160a9ea98d4c5846ab768 (diff) | |
| download | urllib3-78aabb2ae24dc8dd318d3391ba7102d296293edc.tar.gz | |
Updating copy on landing page.
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diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 48bcdce6..afafb75d 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ urllib3 reference/index contributing -Urllib3 is a *sanity-friendly* HTTP client for Python. It helps you avoid the -inevitable heartache and frustration of lower-level HTTP clients. It is the -magic beneath the fantastic `Requests <http://python-requests.org/>`_ library. -Notable features include: +Urllib3 is a powerful, *sanity-friendly* HTTP client for Python. Much of the +Python ecosystem :ref:`already uses <who-uses>` urllib3 and you should too. Urllib3 brings +many critical features that are missing from the Python standard libraries: - Thread safe. - Connection pooling. @@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ Notable features include: - Proxy support for HTTP and SOCKS. - 100% test coverage. -Urllib3 is both easy to use and powerful:: +Urllib3 is powerful and easy to use:: >>> import urllib3 >>> http = urllib3.PoolManager() @@ -54,6 +53,14 @@ accomplish common tasks. The more in-depth :doc:`advanced-usage` guide is the pl The :doc:`reference/index` documentation provides API-level documentation. +.. _who-uses: + +Who uses urllib3? +----------------- + +* `Requests <http://python-requests.org/>`_ +* `Pip <https://pip.pypa.io>`_ +* TODO: MOAR License ------- |