External Libraries: Update the Requests library to version 1.8.0
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While some of the changes in the 1.8.0
release have already been copied to WordPress Core in earlier releases (see [38727], [46258], [47902] and [49382]), this release contains additional improvements, including:
- A significant performance fix when using cURL.
- Improved compliance with RFC2616.
The library has also been moved under the WordPress project’s GitHub organization and can now be found at https://github.com/WordPress/Requests.
Props jrf, dd32, rmccue, justinahinon, netweb, schlessera, TimothyBJacobs, soulseekah, ozh, skithund, carlalexander, travisnorthcutt, desrosj.
Fixes #53101.