hx
An HTTP toolkit for folks who give a damn.
Engineered for simplicity, hx provides a complete Python web suite…
- Supports both client and server functionality.
- Presents a clear, simple, and tightly constrained API.
- A miminal, easily readable implementation.
Installation
Install the package from PyPI…
$ uv add hx
Client
Sending HTTP requests…
>>> import hx
>>> cli = hx.Client()
>>> r = cli.get('https://www.example.com/')
>>> r
<Response [200 OK]>
Server
Creating web apps…
>>> import hx
>>> def app(request):
... content = hx.HTML('<html><body>¡Hola, mundo!</body></html>')
... return hx.Response(200, content=content)
>>> s = hx.Server(app)
>>> s.serve()
Motivation
A clean modern design, with a focused API and an exceptionally light installation footprint.
For comparison, see hx vs requests…
$ uv add hx
$ uv tree --show-sizes --package hx
hx v1.0.0 (33.5KiB)
└── truststore v0.10.0 (17.8KiB)
$ uv add requests
$ uv tree --show-sizes --package requests
requests v2.33.1 (63.4KiB)
├── certifi v2026.2.25 (150.1KiB)
├── charset-normalizer v3.4.7 (302.4KiB)
├── idna v3.11 (69.3KiB)
└── urllib3 v2.6.3 (128.5KiB)
Contribution
We have a transparent development model, and welcome feedback.
Pull requests are restricted to team members only.
MIT Licensed.
Designed & Built with Love.
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