Remove `httpx` and use `requests` instead (#3305)

## What does this PR do?

This PR prepares for removing `httpx`, and reverts back to `requests`.

## Why is this change important?

`httpx` hasn't proven itself to be faster or better than `requests`. On the other
hand it has caused issues on Windows.

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Please update your environment to use requests instead of httpx.
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