Is PyYAML safe to use?

PyYAML has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.0.3). DepScope rates its health at 69/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of PyYAML?

The latest version of PyYAML is 6.0.3, released 2025-09-25.

Does PyYAML have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of PyYAML.

Is PyYAML deprecated?

No, PyYAML is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.0.3 (2025-09-25).

What are alternatives to PyYAML?

Popular alternatives to PyYAML in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, urllib3, requests.

PyYAML

pypiv6.0.3

YAML parser and emitter for Python

License MITpermissive40 versions1 maintainers0 deps236,742,746 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (69/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (69/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(+4.6%)

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