psf/requests
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93

/ 100

GradeA

Excellent work. The last thing to polish is CI. Widely used, with the craft to match.

Top 8% of 5,156 graded repos

A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.

Documentation94
Engineering91
Health100
Python54,123Apache-2.023d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

5 to address
  1. 1
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

  3. 3
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

94

Contributing guide5pt77

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

91

CI/CD14pt72

CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).

Reproducibility6pt90

Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 8 / 54
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 10,002
    Forks
  • 19
    Releaseslatest 2y ago

Community

  • 100% - Good
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 54,123
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 5h
    Median issue response
  • 7h
    Median PR merge time
  • 232
    Open issues
Repository files21 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
    Good: Code of conduct present.
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, pre-commit). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • docs
    Good: Lockfile present (docs/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
  • ext
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .coveragerc
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • .readthedocs.yaml
  • AUTHORS.rst
  • HISTORY.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • Makefile
  • MANIFEST.in
  • NOTICE
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • requirements-dev.txt
  • setup.py
  • tox.ini
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