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⚠️ Wrong Package - You Probably Want requests

You made a typo!

You installed:

pip install request  # ❌ This package (placeholder)

You probably meant:

pip install requests  # ✅ The actual HTTP library

How to fix

pip uninstall request
pip install requests

Why does this package exist?

This is a defensive registration against typosquatting attacks.

Typosquatting is when attackers register package names that are common misspellings of popular packages, then fill them with malware. When developers accidentally typo a package name, they install malware instead.

By registering this obvious typo (request without the 's'), we prevent malicious actors from using it to distribute malware.

The real package

requests - Python HTTP for Humans™

• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/requests/
• Docs: https://requests.readthedocs.io/
• GitHub: https://github.com/psf/requests

Stats

The real requests package has 900+ million downloads per month. Even a 0.01% typo rate would mean ~90,000 potential victims monthly.

This package is safe

This package contains no malicious code. It only:

• Prints a warning telling you about the typo
• Raises helpful errors if you try to use it
• Points you to the correct package

Stay safe out there! 🛡️