update and cleanup repo

API/HTTP.py

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from API.ssl_certs import resolve_verify_value as _resolve_verify_value
-from API.ssl_certs import get_requests_verify_value
 from API.httpx_shared import get_shared_httpx_client
 
 # Default configuration
@@ -924,11 +923,6 @@ def download_direct_file(
             )
         raise DownloadError(f"Error downloading file: {exc}") from exc
 
-
-# Back-compat alias
-_download_direct_file = download_direct_file
-
-
 class AsyncHTTPClient:
     """Unified async HTTP client with asyncio support."""