title: How can I get python requests use MD5 for digests?
body: <p>I want to authenticate with a webserver using HTTP digest. The server announces that it supports digest with MD5 and SHA256 hashes. The Python requests lib automatically chooses sha256 in that case - which than doesn't work because the server has a known bug, that will not be fixed in ages - if ever.</p>
  <p>How can I make python requests use MD5?</p>