Is bgzip safe to use?

bgzip has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.5.1). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of bgzip?

The latest version of bgzip is 0.5.1, released 2025-11-11.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bgzip.

No, bgzip is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.5.1 (2025-11-11).

Popular alternatives to bgzip in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, urllib3, typing-extensions.

pypiv0.5.1

Utilities working with blocked gzip streams.

License MITpermissive14 versions1 maintainers0 deps792 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 54/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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