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authorNate Prewitt <Nate.Prewitt@gmail.com>2018-04-07 15:11:00 -0700
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.. note:: The use of **Python 3** is *highly* preferred over Python 2. Consider upgrading your applications and infrastructure if you find yourself *still* using Python 2 in production today. If you are using Python 3, congratulations — you are indeed a person of excellent taste.
—*Kenneth Reitz*
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+
-------------------
**Behold, the power of Requests**::
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ are 100% automatic, thanks to `urllib3 <https://github.com/shazow/urllib3>`_.
User Testimonials
-----------------
-Twitter, Spotify, Microsoft, Amazon, Lyft, BuzzFeed, Reddit, The NSA, Her Majesty's Government, Google, Twilio, Runscope, Mozilla, Heroku,
+Nike, Twitter, Spotify, Microsoft, Amazon, Lyft, BuzzFeed, Reddit, The NSA, Her Majesty's Government, Google, Twilio, Runscope, Mozilla, Heroku,
PayPal, NPR, Obama for America, Transifex, Native Instruments, The Washington
Post, SoundCloud, Kippt, Sony, and Federal U.S.
Institutions that prefer to be unnamed claim to use Requests internally.
-**Armin Ronacher**—
+**Armin Ronacher**, creator of Flask—
*Requests is the perfect example how beautiful an API can be with the
right level of abstraction.*
@@ -74,14 +74,18 @@ Institutions that prefer to be unnamed claim to use Requests internally.
**Daniel Greenfeld**—
*Nuked a 1200 LOC spaghetti code library with 10 lines of code thanks to
- Kenneth Reitz's request library. Today has been AWESOME.*
+ Kenneth Reitz's Requests library. Today has been AWESOME.*
**Kenny Meyers**—
*Python HTTP: When in doubt, or when not in doubt, use Requests. Beautiful,
simple, Pythonic.*
Requests is one of the most downloaded Python packages of all time, pulling in
-over 13,000,000 downloads every month. All the cool kids are doing it!
+over 400,000 downloads **each day**. Join the party!
+
+If your organization uses Requests internally, consider `supporting the development of 3.0 <https://www.kennethreitz.org/requests3>`_. Your
+generosity will be greatly appreciated, and help drive the project forward
+into the future.
Beloved Features
----------------
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ Requests ecosystem and community.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ community/sponsors
community/recommended
community/faq
community/out-there