[athoik]

python-requests is a must have!

Requests: HTTP for Humans http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/

[pbreit]

I seem to do fine with httplib/2 and generally prefer core libraries. Am I really missing out on much?

[shpx]

https://gist.github.com/kennethreitz/973705

I would say not much, but it's much more pythonic.

[pbreit]

Interesting but contrived with the authentication part which is rare in my experience (I've never seen it).