Is build safe to use?

build has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.6.0). DepScope rates its health at 82/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of build?

The latest version of build is 1.6.0, released 2026-08-27.

Does build have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of build.

No, build is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.6.0 (2026-08-27).

What are alternatives to build?

Popular alternatives to build in PyPI include: urllib3, cffi, pydantic-core, pydantic_core, pandas.

build

pypiv1.6.0

A simple, correct Python build frontend

License MITpermissive37 versions8 deps21,830,394 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 82/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.50medium

Download trend

stable(+7%)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

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

API access

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build

pypiv1.6.0

A simple, correct Python build frontend

License MITpermissive37 versions8 deps21,830,394 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 82/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.50medium

Download trend

stable(+7%)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

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

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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