Is charset_normalizer safe to use?

charset_normalizer has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.4.9). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of charset_normalizer?

The latest version of charset_normalizer is 3.4.9, released 2026-07-07.

Does charset_normalizer have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of charset_normalizer.

Is charset_normalizer deprecated?

No, charset_normalizer is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.4.9 (2026-07-07).

What are alternatives to charset_normalizer?

Popular alternatives to charset_normalizer in PyPI include: boto3, urllib3, certifi, requests, pluggy.

What license does charset_normalizer use?

charset_normalizer is licensed under MIT.

charset_normalizer

pypiv3.4.9

The Real First Universal Charset Detector. Open, modern and actively maintained alternative to Chardet.

License MITpermissive63 versions0 deps

jawah/charset_normalizer

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (67/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (67/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.6/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

5

Contributors (12m)

6

Primary author dominance

69%

GitHub stars

768

recent ownership change suspected

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(0%)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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charset_normalizer

pypiv3.4.9

The Real First Universal Charset Detector. Open, modern and actively maintained alternative to Chardet.

License MITpermissive63 versions0 deps

jawah/charset_normalizer

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (67/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (67/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.6/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

5

Contributors (12m)

6

Primary author dominance

69%

GitHub stars

768

recent ownership change suspected

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(0%)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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