Is argparse safe to use?

argparse has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 84/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of argparse?

The latest version of argparse is 3.0.0, released 2026-07-14.

Does argparse have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of argparse.

Is argparse deprecated?

No, argparse is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.0.0 (2026-07-14).

What are alternatives to argparse?

Popular alternatives to argparse in npm include: ?, ansi-styles, semver, brace-expansion, ms.

What license does argparse use?

argparse is licensed under Python-2.0.

argparse

npmv3.0.0

CLI arguments parser. Native port of python's argparse.

License Python-2.0permissive31 versions1 maintainers0 deps248,678,292 weekly dl

nodeca/argparse

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 84/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

4/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

48.9 KBminified

14.7 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

0

Primary author dominance

0%

GitHub stars

508

single active maintainer 3m

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.78critical

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

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