I forked Python's Requests to add HTTP/3, async, and multiplexing
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HN · launched Mar 13, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 0 views
Niche: network and communication protocol libraries · 70 launches, 5 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
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Could you build this?
No Adding true HTTP/3, QUIC multiplexing, and async semantics to Python Requests requires low-level networking protocol implementations (e.g., integrating aioquic/urllib3 internals) and redesigning its synchronous architecture.
What it would actually take: This requires gutting Requests' underlying urllib3/http.client connection pool and replacing it with an async-capable transport layer backed by a QUIC/HTTP/3 protocol state machine (such as aioquic or quiche via C/Rust bindings). The difficult part is maintaining Requests' legacy synchronous API surface while orchestrating asynchronous socket multiplexing, TLS 1.3 handshake negotiation over UDP, and packet loss recovery protocols without breaking compatibility.
Discussion
2 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: aiohttp, httpx, urllib3
Concerns raised: httpx struggles with high throughput scenarios, Requests library under feature freeze, certifi trust store issues
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