Requests

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Requests is a software library .

Requests

Summary

Requests is a software library[1]. Requests draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #63 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • Requests is the creator of Kenneth Reitz[3].
  • Requests's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • Requests's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Requests's developer is recorded as Kenneth Reitz[6].
  • Requests's developer is recorded as Cory Benfield[7].
  • Requests's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[8].
  • Requests's programmed in is recorded as Python[9].
  • Requests's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.25.1[11].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.26.0[12].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.27.1[13].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.27.0[14].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.28.0[15].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.28.1[16].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.28.2[17].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.30.0[18].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.29.0[19].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.31.0[20].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.0[21].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.1[22].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.2[23].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.3[24].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.4[25].
  • Requests's software version identifier is recorded as 2.32.5[26].
  • Requests is used for HTTP request[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[4] and free software[5].

Why It Matters

Requests draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #63 of 200).[2] Requests has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Requests. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/requests
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_requests_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Requests}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/requests}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 2.25.1, 2.26.0, 2.27.1 +13
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/702e85114be7|details]])"
  2. 7d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use HTTP request
    Developer
    License
    Aliases
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/80674f16604d|details]])"
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