I think most people around here know this, but it doesn't really matter. We love `requests` because of its API, which is what Kenneth Reitz contributed. There a

I think most people around here know this, but it doesn't really matter. We love `requests` because of its API, which is what Kenneth Reitz contributed. There are many competing HTTP client libs, but only one (that I know of) with intuitive syntax; I hope others follow suit. APIs are not just something that you slam on top of your lib, they should be developed in the same way every other interface is - UX is usually much more important than just pure performance.