Is descr safe to use?

descr has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.1.9). DepScope rates its health at 58/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of descr?

The latest version of descr is 1.1.9, released 2026-04-28.

Does descr have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of descr.

No, descr is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.1.9 (2026-04-28).

What are alternatives to descr?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for descr at this time.

What license does descr use?

descr is licensed under GPL (>= 2).

descr

cranv1.1.9

Descriptive Statistics. Weighted frequency and contingency tables of categorical variables and of the comparison of the mean value of a numerical variable by the levels of a factor, and methods to produce xtable objects of the tables and to plot them. There are also functions to facilitate character encoding conversion of

License GPL (>= 2)0 versions1 maintainers5 deps2,386 weekly dl

jalvesaq/descr

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 58/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (5)

xtable utils grDevices graphics stats

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First published · 2026-04-28 12:15:33

Last updated · 2026-04-28T11:10:02+00:00