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Async HTTP Clients: aiohttp vs httpx

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 22, 2024

Python developers often make HTTP requests to access APIs and web services. Two popular async HTTP client libraries for Python are aiohttp and httpx. This article compares the two libraries and discusses their key differences, features, and performance. The choice between aiohttp and httpx depends on specific needs, such as client/server use cases, HTTP/2 support, ease of use, and control over limits and configuration.

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