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title: "requests Breaking Changes on PyPI | Since.dev"
description: "What each requests release removed, renamed or changed: 6 breaking changes in 3 versions on PyPI, each with its source."
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last_updated: 2026-03-25
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# requests breaking changes

Every breaking API change we have recorded in requests on PyPI: 6 breaking changes in 3 versions. Below are its newest 3 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source.

Newest change March 25, 2026

## 2.33.0

3 breaking changes, first published March 25, 2026.

- **Removed**  

Python 3.9 is no longer supported, so users on Python 3.9 must upgrade Python to use this release. [github.com](https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.33.0)
- **Removed** `requests.adapters.extract_zipped_paths`  

requests.adapters.extract_zipped_paths was removed in requests 2.33.0 [pypi.org](https://pypi.org/project/requests/2.33.0/)
- **Behavior changed** `requests.utils.extract_zipped_paths`  

Contents are now extracted to a non-deterministic location to prevent malicious file replacement, so code that relies on a fixed extraction path must change. Default Requests usage is unaffected. [github.com](https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.33.0)

## 2.32.5

1 breaking change, first published August 18, 2025.

- **Removed**  

Python 3.8 is no longer supported after its end of support. Users on Python 3.8 should stay on requests 2.32.4 or upgrade their Python version. [github.com](https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.32.5)

## 2.32.4

2 breaking changes, first published June 9, 2025.

- **Removed**  

PyPy 3.9 is no longer supported now that it has reached end of support. Move to a supported PyPy version. [github.com](https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.32.4)
- **Behavior changed**  

A crafted URL with trusted environment settings could previously pull credentials for another host from a netrc file. Code that relied on that lookup must now match the correct hostname. [github.com](https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.32.4)

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