Kenneth Reitz (Request library creator) current situation

Kenneth Reitz, known by creating dozens of python open source libraries and tools, some of them like requests library (top 5 still nowadays) and Pipenv (still being used in millions of CI-CD pipelines)

He posted yesterday in LinkedIn (also in X):

If anyone wants to help by sending me some dollars, that would be tremendously helpful. My checking account is at $0.56. Currently applying for disability, so unable to work due to this. Thanks 🙏 if you wish to help! venmo.com/u/KennethReitz

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kennethreitz_venmo-kenneth-reitz-activity-7343376172136771586-n_Pz https://x.com/kennethreitz42/status/1937615578182660393

It can also be seen in his posts history that been looking for a job for about a year:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethreitz/recent-activity/all/

Leaving aside the aspects already known in the Python community about his mental health issues, and some controversy, I’m sharing this, thinking that PSF and the whole Python community knows how valuable have been his contributions and cannot be leaved alone in this hard situation he is facing right now.

I encourage everyone that can contribute with any amount that can help him get through this.

References:

Family: https://kennethreitz.org/family His values page on his website: https://kennethreitz.org/values His posts on Mental health issues (also notes in the LinkedIn post comments): https://kennethreitz.org/mental-health 12 years ago, what ironic post here (looks like he’s NOT a millionaire, but instead ran out of money): https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1eu1kv/kenneth_reitz_should_be_a_millionaire/ Controversy about founding for OSS +6yrs ago: https://vorpus.org/blog/why-im-not-collaborating-with-kenneth-reitz/ – https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2023/an_overdue_apology More about him in Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=kenneth+reitz

Contact him to help : https://kennethreitz.org/contact