Is fasta safe to use?

fasta has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.3.6). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of fasta?

The latest version of fasta is 2.3.6, released 2026-03-14.

Does fasta have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of fasta.

No, fasta is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.3.6 (2026-03-14).

What are alternatives to fasta?

Popular alternatives to fasta in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, idna, urllib3, requests.

fasta

pypiv2.3.6

The fasta python package enables you to deal with biological sequence files easily.

License MITpermissive24 versions8 deps119 weekly dl

http://github.com/xapple/fasta/

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Health

use with caution

Package name resembles 'fastar' (possible typosquat). Verify the name is what you intend before installing.

Possible typosquat of 'fastar'

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

⚠ Possible typosquat

Name is close to a popular package. Targets:

fastar (missing_or_extra_char dist 1)fastf1 (close_name dist 2)

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Dependencies (8)

autopaths plumbing biopython tqdm runps numpy;matplotlib;regex;

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