[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54504: Update Requests library to version 2.0.0

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#54504: Update Requests library to version 2.0.0
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 Reporter:  jrf                                  |       Owner:
                                                 |  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  External Libraries                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  php80 php81 has-patch has-unit-      |     Focuses:
  tests early early-like-actually-early          |
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Comment (by schlessera):

 I seem to be repeating myself here, but as the last meaningful comment on
 here was again stating incorrect conclusions, I'll go at it again.

 **Requests v2 does not break backwards compatibility with v1**. Quite the
 contrary, most of the work that we did went into ensuring it stayed
 backwards compatibile despite the many changes that were required for
 improved maintenance and speedier security updates.

 The reason why this was not cleanly integrated into WordPress Core is a
 very different one:
 it turns out that the Upgrader logic in WordPress Core cannot properly
 handle changes in filenames.

 That's it, that's the only remaining issue: **a bug in the Upgrader
 process**!

 Requests v2 is not in limbo, it is more active than ever, and gets very
 regular security updates.

 @azaozz I would be grateful if you would stop repeating such incorrect
 statements - pretty much everyone else has been very vocal about this not
 being the case. This doesn't help anyone, and we should focus our energy
 on fixing the Upgrader instead.

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