Is bitstring safe to use?

bitstring has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.4.0). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of bitstring?

The latest version of bitstring is 4.4.0, released 2026-03-10.

Does bitstring have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bitstring.

Is bitstring deprecated?

No, bitstring is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.4.0 (2026-03-10).

What are alternatives to bitstring?

Popular alternatives to bitstring in PyPI include: setuptools, cryptography, aiobotocore, pyyaml, numpy.

What license does bitstring use?

bitstring is licensed under MIT.

bitstring

pypiv4.4.0

Simple construction, analysis and modification of binary data.

License MITpermissive55 versions2 deps1,320,391 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

bitarray tibs

API access

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bitstring

pypiv4.4.0

Simple construction, analysis and modification of binary data.

License MITpermissive55 versions2 deps1,320,391 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

bitarray tibs

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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