Is build safe to use?

build has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.5.0). DepScope rates its health at 57/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of build?

The latest version of build is 1.5.0, released 2026-04-30.

Does build have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of build.

No, build is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.5.0 (2026-04-30).

What are alternatives to build?

Popular alternatives to build in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, idna, certifi, urllib3.

build

pypiv1.5.0

A simple, correct Python build frontend

License MITpermissive35 versions9 deps

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (57/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (57/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.50medium

Download trend

stable(0%)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (9)

packaging pyproject_hooks colorama;importlib-metadata tomli keyring;uv virtualenv virtualenv

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