# The Question List Covering 2026-06-05 to 2026-09-03 28 threads read this period, 28 of them new. Threads are counted per distinct account. Bots and pull requests are excluded. ## New this week ### 1 person: Can I fix hostname resolution errors in WSL? (new) - cli > I ran `http --print=B POST api.url.com field_name="Foo Bar"` on: WSL latest version. Latest version of HTTPie. Current result: > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1665#issuecomment-4680427792), 2026-06-11 ### 1 person: Why does the verbose flag break argument parsing when placed before the URL? (new) - cli > I tried to reproduce this with clean virtualenvs using the PyPI `httpie==3.2.4` package. Results on my machine: - Python 3.12.13 + HTTPie 3.2.4: `http --offline … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1838#issuecomment-4693390344), 2026-06-12 ### 1 person: Can I configure sessions via a config file? (new) - cli > I support this feature request. In the meantime, you can use the following as a workaround. Create a session: `http --session=~/.config/httpie/ua.json https:// … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1568#issuecomment-4777910319), 2026-06-23 ### 1 person: How should I access package resources in a cross-platform way? (new) - cli > Hi, I'd like to work on this issue if it's still relevant. I'll inspect the current __file__ usages and prepare a PR replacing package resource … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1478#issuecomment-4864680498), 2026-07-02 ### 1 person: Why is Windows platform detection broken in man pages? (new) - cli > In `httpie/output/ui/man_pages.py`, `is_available()` tries to short-circuit on Windows but the check is broken: https://github.com/httpie/cli/blob/master/httpie/output/ … > - [Bug: Windows guard in is_available() compares os.system (a function) to 'nt' — always False](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1898), 2026-07-13 ### 1 person: Can I replace os.system with sys.platform for Windows detection? (new) - cli > Follow-up: confirmed the bug — `os.system` is a built-in function object, so `os.system == 'nt'` is always `False` and the Windows short-circuit never fires ( … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1898#issuecomment-4966966321), 2026-07-14 ### 1 person: Why are intermediate 401 responses hidden during digest authentication? (new) - cli > I've implemented a fix for this issue. The problem was that when using HTTP Digest Authentication with the `--all` flag, the intermediate 401 response headers … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1603#issuecomment-5232860444), 2026-08-09 ### 1 person: Is this issue available for community contribution? (new) - cli > I would like to contribute to this issue. Is this issue available for contribution? > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1697#issuecomment-5266204786), 2026-08-12 ### 1 person: Can the Chocolatey package be updated to the latest version? (new) - cli > While the `httpie-desktop` package on Chocolatey is still the latest as far as I'm aware (2025.2.0), `httpie` is 3.2.2 as opposed to the current … > - [chocolatey package for httpie (CLI) is out-of-date](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1939), 2026-08-18 ### 1 person: Can I place flags after the HTTP method in the command line? (new) - cli > Hi, I’d like to work on allowing flags after the HTTP method. I can trace the current argparse parsing, add a few CLI regression cases, … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1433#issuecomment-5380776190), 2026-08-22 ## cli 10 standing asks ### 1 person: Can I fix hostname resolution errors in WSL? (new) > I ran `http --print=B POST api.url.com field_name="Foo Bar"` on: WSL latest version. Latest version of HTTPie. Current result: > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1665#issuecomment-4680427792), 2026-06-11 ### 1 person: Why does the verbose flag break argument parsing when placed before the URL? (new) > I tried to reproduce this with clean virtualenvs using the PyPI `httpie==3.2.4` package. Results on my machine: - Python 3.12.13 + HTTPie 3.2.4: `http --offline … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1838#issuecomment-4693390344), 2026-06-12 ### 1 person: Can I configure sessions via a config file? (new) > I support this feature request. In the meantime, you can use the following as a workaround. Create a session: `http --session=~/.config/httpie/ua.json https:// … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1568#issuecomment-4777910319), 2026-06-23 ### 1 person: How should I access package resources in a cross-platform way? (new) > Hi, I'd like to work on this issue if it's still relevant. I'll inspect the current __file__ usages and prepare a PR replacing package resource … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1478#issuecomment-4864680498), 2026-07-02 ### 1 person: Why is Windows platform detection broken in man pages? (new) > In `httpie/output/ui/man_pages.py`, `is_available()` tries to short-circuit on Windows but the check is broken: https://github.com/httpie/cli/blob/master/httpie/output/ … > - [Bug: Windows guard in is_available() compares os.system (a function) to 'nt' — always False](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1898), 2026-07-13 ### 1 person: Can I replace os.system with sys.platform for Windows detection? (new) > Follow-up: confirmed the bug — `os.system` is a built-in function object, so `os.system == 'nt'` is always `False` and the Windows short-circuit never fires ( … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1898#issuecomment-4966966321), 2026-07-14 ### 1 person: Why are intermediate 401 responses hidden during digest authentication? (new) > I've implemented a fix for this issue. The problem was that when using HTTP Digest Authentication with the `--all` flag, the intermediate 401 response headers … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1603#issuecomment-5232860444), 2026-08-09 ### 1 person: Is this issue available for community contribution? (new) > I would like to contribute to this issue. Is this issue available for contribution? > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1697#issuecomment-5266204786), 2026-08-12 ### 1 person: Can the Chocolatey package be updated to the latest version? (new) > While the `httpie-desktop` package on Chocolatey is still the latest as far as I'm aware (2025.2.0), `httpie` is 3.2.2 as opposed to the current … > - [chocolatey package for httpie (CLI) is out-of-date](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1939), 2026-08-18 ### 1 person: Can I place flags after the HTTP method in the command line? (new) > Hi, I’d like to work on allowing flags after the HTTP method. I can trace the current argparse parsing, add a few CLI regression cases, … > - [source](https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1433#issuecomment-5380776190), 2026-08-22 ## The numbers behind this report Every line above counts DISTINCT people, never posts. Each is linked to the public page it came from, so you can check any of them in one click. - New this period: 28 - Read this period: 28 - Analysed: 28 Source: GitHub. 28 threads analysed over 90 days.