Remove Unused Dependency: Requests

[gdrosos]

Summary

This pull request removes the unused dependency requests from the requirements.txt configuration file as well as from the meta.yaml file, which is used for defining the Conda package attributes, inside the conda_recipe directory. This detection and removal is a finding from ongoing research aimed at identifying and eliminating code bloat within software projects.

Rationale

The requests package was removed from the source code in this commit, but it still remained as a requirement in the project's dependencies files. Since it is no longer being utilized within the project, removing this unused dependency will reduce the overall footprint of the application, mitigate potential security risks, and simplify the dependency management process.

Changes

• Removed the requests dependency from the requirements.txt file.
• Removed the requests dependency from the meta.yaml file in the conda_recipe directory.

Impact

• Reduced Package Size: The removal of this unused dependency will lead to a decrease in the overall size of the installed packages.
• Simplified Dependency Tree: Fewer dependencies make the project easier to maintain and can speed up installation.

[YektaY]

Looks good, thanks!