psf/requests
Rank not captured·Top 100·All-time stars·Cached ranking snapshot·
A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.
First read
Strong enough to justify a deeper source review
psf/requests looks visible enough to matter, active enough to trust for a next pass, and adopted enough to merit checking maintainers, releases, and real integration cost in the source repository.
Visible
54.3K public stars in the current GitStar snapshot.
Recognizable in the ecosystem
Active
Last commit Sep 7, 2026.
Fresh activity
Adopted
pypi gives the strongest production-style signal.
8M/week
Confidence
One or more key signals are partial, so GitStar keeps the interpretation conservative.
Partial snapshot
Snapshot facts
- 54.3K stars
- 10.1K forks
- Last commit Sep 7, 2026
- pypi 8M/week
Compare lens
curl/curl and libcpr/cpr are the closest comparison targets GitStar found. A side-by-side comparison usually tells you more than a single raw rank.
Signal trail
Trajectory
Read the recent motion first. This block is for deciding whether the repository still looks alive, compounding, or flattening before you trust stars alone.
Daily momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Weekly momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Monthly momentum
Recent momentum is not captured
Last commit
Sep 7, 2026
Package reality
GitStar found pypi:requests. Package traffic can help separate visible repositories from dependencies that are quietly used in real workflows.
Hype vs Reality
Balanced
Package mapping
pypi · requests
Cross-links
Standalone repo read
Validation note
GitStar can summarize public signals for psf/requests, but the GitHub repository is still the primary place to confirm release cadence, issue activity, and maintainer intent.
Package signal
Install & Package Signals
GitStar uses the strongest linked package signal below when it reads Hype vs Reality for this repository.
Balanced
Recent attention and package usage are moving in the same direction.
PyPI package
requests
8M downloads/week
pip install requests
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🛡️ Editorial Context
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Why this rank
This repository stands out because it combines package adoption and fresh update.
Package adoptionFresh updateStable visibility
📈 Momentum & Adoption Signals
Approximate star trajectory
Reconstructed from current stars and cached daily/weekly/monthly deltas.
Now: 54.3K
Daily momentum
No signal
Weekly momentum
No signal
Monthly momentum
No signal
Signal mix (log-scaled for readability)
Current stars54.3K
Weekly package downloads8M
🧭 Hype vs Reality
BalancedRecent attention and package usage are moving in the same direction.
This usually means the project has both mindshare and a measurable production footprint, which makes it a stronger validation candidate.
Status
Balanced
Package footprint
PyPI · 8M/week
Method note
Balanced means GitStar sees both meaningful package adoption and enough current star velocity or scale to avoid reading the repo as purely niche. Compare it against other Python repos before treating stars as a moat.
Related alternative
curl/curl
Shares the libraries category footprint with psf/requests, so the comparison is closer to a same-problem decision than a same-language coincidence.
Related alternative
libcpr/cpr
Shares the libraries category footprint with psf/requests, so the comparison is closer to a same-problem decision than a same-language coincidence.
Related alternative
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Research links
Cross-links
Compare against related repos
GitStar picked curl + cpr as the closest next comparison from the related repository set.
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Next step after the validation read
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