Is pyfakefs safe to use?

pyfakefs has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.2.0). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of pyfakefs?

The latest version of pyfakefs is 6.2.0, released 2026-04-12.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pyfakefs.

No, pyfakefs is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.2.0 (2026-04-12).

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

pyfakefs is licensed under Apache-2.0.

pypiv6.2.0

Implements a fake file system that mocks the Python file system modules.

License Apache-2.0permissive93 versions3 deps

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (60/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

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