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> I'd love to see the look on some of these people's faces when they find out that tool/software/whatever they use is actually using libcurl under the hood. Py

> I'd love to see the look on some of these people's faces when they find out that tool/software/whatever they use is actually using libcurl under the hood. Python dependencies (does not include curl) https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/index.html https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/i... The "requests" module in Python (does not use curl) https://github.com/psf/requests https://github.com/psf/requests

woodrowbarlow 4y ago
yes, python and some other languages have more-or-less re-implemented parts of libcurl. requests is one example created by a particularly prolific author and it has been evolving for over a decade. that's perfect evidence that, no, a common developer cannot "re-write" curl in a few days.
- ddtaylor 4y ago
  Where do you draw the line then? Is someone making a 3-day project expected to re-implement everything from the ground up?
  - p00f 4y ago
    People who claim they can do it are expected to do it, yes