Kenneth Reitz

Creator of Requests & Cerifi — trusted by millions of developers worldwide

Downloads Today

Requests

8,000,000

downloads today

Cerifi

8,000,000

downloads today

Combined Total

16,000,000

downloads every single day

* Live counter simulation based on actual PyPI download statistics

Every day, 16 million times, developers around the world trust my libraries to power their applications. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, from personal projects to critical infrastructure — Requests and Cerifi help make the internet work.

🌍 Used worldwide 🚀 Production ready 🔒 Secure by default 💡 Developer friendly

I've spent my career crafting tools that prioritize simplicity over complexity, elegance over efficiency. When I created Requests, the goal wasn't just to make HTTP requests easier — it was to make them beautiful. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and I believe code should read like poetry.


Beyond the millions of downloads, I'm proud to be an advocate for open-source collaboration and mental health awareness in tech. I've learned that the most meaningful contributions aren't just about solving technical problems — they're about fostering communities where developers can thrive as whole human beings. Everything's going to be okay.