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Quick Tip: `httpx` is the modern replacement for `requests` (2026)

Quick Tip: httpx is the modern replacement for requests

When it comes to making HTTP requests in Python, requests has been the go-to library for years. However, with the rise of asynchronous programming and modern web technologies, it's time to consider a more modern alternative: httpx.

One of the key advantages of httpx is its built-in support for asynchronous requests. Here's a simple example of a GET request using both requests and httpx:


python
import requests
import httpx
import asyncio

# Synchronous request with requests
response = requests.get("https://example.com")
print(response.status_code)

# Asynchronous request with httpx
async def main():
    async

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