Is backrefs safe to use?

backrefs has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.0). DepScope rates its health at 77/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of backrefs?

The latest version of backrefs is 8.0, released 2026-07-26.

Does backrefs have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of backrefs.

Is backrefs deprecated?

No, backrefs is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.0 (2026-07-26).

What are alternatives to backrefs?

Popular alternatives to backrefs in PyPI include: urllib3, pyyaml, pycparser, pydantic-core, pydantic_core.

What license does backrefs use?

backrefs is licensed under MIT.

backrefs

pypiv8.0

A wrapper around re and regex that adds additional back references.

License MITpermissive61 versions1 deps2,575,636 weekly dl

facelessuser/backrefs

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 77/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

regex;

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/pypi/backrefs

backrefs

pypiv8.0

A wrapper around re and regex that adds additional back references.

License MITpermissive61 versions1 deps2,575,636 weekly dl

facelessuser/backrefs

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 77/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

regex;

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/pypi/backrefs