Is patool safe to use?

patool has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.0.4). DepScope rates its health at 68/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of patool?

The latest version of patool is 4.0.4, released 2026-01-19.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of patool.

No, patool is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.0.4 (2026-01-19).

Popular alternatives to patool in PyPI include: boto3/, packaging, urllib3/, certifi, urllib3.

patool is licensed under GPL-3.

pypiv4.0.4

portable archive file manager

License GPL-3strong copyleft50 versions1 maintainers1 deps241,630 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 68/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

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