Stop Hammering External APIs: A Simple Python Rate Limiter CLI

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Stop Hammering External APIs: A Simple Python Rate Limiter CLI

If you're calling third-party APIs from scripts or services, you've probably hit rate limits.
I built a small, dependency-free Python CLI that adds simple token-bucket rate limiting to any command.

Why use it

Zero dependencies, pure Python
Works as a CLI wrapper around any shell command
Configurable requests-per-second and burst size
Great for scraping, API integrations, and CI pipelines

Get it

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Feedback welcome!

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