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README.md

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 ## WebSockets
 
 Since ThingsDB 1.6 has received WebSocket support. The Python client is able to use the WebSockets protocol by providing the `host` as URI.
-
 For WebSocket connections,the `port` argument will be ignored and must be specified with the URI instead.
 
+Default the `websockets` package is **not included** when installing this connector.
+
+If you want to use WebSockets, make sure to install the package:
+
+```
+pip install websockets
+```
+
 For example:
 
 ```python

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 msgpack>=0.6.2
 deprecation
+# Optional package:
+# websockets

thingsdb/client/protocol.py

@@ -347,8 +347,9 @@ def __init__(
             assert type(websockets).__name__ == 'module'
         except Exception:
             raise ImportError(
-                'missing module `websockets`; '
-                'install `websockets` using: \n\n  pip install websockets\n\n')
+                'missing `websockets` module; '
+                'please install the `websockets` module: '
+                '\n\n  pip install websockets\n\n')
         self._proto: WebSocketClientProtocol = None
         self._is_closing = False