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Pydantic takes over stewardship of HTTPX project under new HTTPX2 name

The transition aims to provide a reliably maintained path forward for the popular Python HTTP client library following a period of limited activity.

Updated Aug 28, 2026 · 14:29 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Pydantic is assuming stewardship of the HTTPX project and continuing its development under the name HTTPX2.
  • The transition is intended to guarantee timely security updates and stable maintenance for the Python HTTP client library.
  • HTTPX2 will maintain features from the original project, such as synchronous and asynchronous APIs, while offering native integration with Pydantic Logfire.

Key facts

  • Pydantic has taken over the stewardship of the HTTPX project under the new name HTTPX2, aiming to provide reliable maintenance and timely security updates.[Hacker News]
  • The transition to HTTPX2 was initiated because the original HTTPX project had recently seen limited development activity.[Hacker News]
  • HTTPX2 is a fully featured HTTP client library for Python that supports both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 and features synchronous and asynchronous APIs.[Hacker News]
  • The library works out of the box with Pydantic Logfire, an observability platform based on OpenTelemetry, allowing for immediate request instrumentation.[Hacker News]

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