{"package":"packaging","ecosystem":"pypi","latest_version":"26.3","description":"Core utilities for Python packages","license":"Apache-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause","license_risk":"permissive","commercial_use_notes":"Permissive: commercial closed-source use OK; preserve the copyright notice.","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/packaging/","repository":"https://github.com/pypa/packaging","downloads_weekly":343934503,"health":{"score":83,"risk":"low","breakdown":{"maintenance":20,"popularity":20,"security":25,"maturity":15,"community":3,"popularity_floor":0},"deprecated":false,"max_score":100},"vulnerabilities":{"count":0,"critical":0,"high":0,"medium":0,"low":0,"details":[]},"versions":{"latest":"26.3","total_count":54,"recent":["20.9","21.0","21.1","21.2","21.3","22.0","23.0","23.1","23.2","24.0","24.1","24.2","25.0","26.0rc1","26.0rc2","26.0rc3","26.0","26.1","26.2","26.3"]},"metadata":{"deprecated":false,"deprecated_message":null,"maintainers_count":0,"first_published":null,"last_published":"2026-08-04T18:15:27.159957Z","dependencies_count":0,"dependencies":[]},"github_stats":{"stars":725,"forks":293,"open_issues":97,"is_archived":false,"pushed_at":"2026-05-01T18:46:18+00:00"},"bundle":null,"typescript":null,"known_issues":{"bugs_count":0,"bugs_severity":{},"status_breakdown":{},"link":null,"scope":"none"},"historical_compromise":null,"recommendation":{"action":"safe_to_use","issues":[],"use_version":"26.3","version_hint":null,"summary":"packaging@26.3 is safe to use (health: 83/100)"},"version_scoped":null,"_meta":{"endpoint":"check","tier":"full","philosophy":"DepScope is free. Use the cheapest endpoint that answers your real question.","cheaper_alternatives":[{"endpoint":"/api/exists/pypi/packaging","tokens_estimated":12,"use_when":"you only need to know if the package exists (hallucination guard)"},{"endpoint":"/api/health/pypi/packaging","tokens_estimated":80,"use_when":"you only need a 0-100 score for go/no-go (>=70 = safe)"},{"endpoint":"/api/prompt/pypi/packaging","tokens_estimated":280,"use_when":"you want a plain-text LLM-friendly brief instead of JSON"},{"endpoint":"POST /api/check_bulk","tokens_estimated":60,"use_when":"you have 5+ packages to check; sends one round-trip instead of N"}],"docs":"https://depscope.dev/integrate"},"_cache":"hit","_response_ms":0}