Mikeal is working on `bent` [1] but I'm not sure I like how it results in a few lines extra over a `request` like library. Can anyone explain why this syntax?

Mikeal is working on `bent` [1] but I'm not sure I like how it results in a few lines extra over a `request` like library. Can anyone explain why this syntax? [1] https://github.com/mikeal/bent https://github.com/mikeal/bent