Is setuptools safe to use?

setuptools has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (82.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 86/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of setuptools?

The latest version of setuptools is 82.0.1, released 2026-03-09.

Does setuptools have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of setuptools.

Is setuptools deprecated?

No, setuptools is actively maintained. Latest release: 82.0.1 (2026-03-09).

What are alternatives to setuptools?

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

What license does setuptools use?

setuptools is licensed under MIT.

setuptools

pypiv82.0.1

Most extensible Python build backend with support for C/C++ extension modules

License MITpermissive623 versions50 deps286,717,748 weekly dl

pypa/setuptools

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 86/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

6/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

4.7/10

weak

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

12

Contributors (12m)

15

Primary author dominance

50%

GitHub stars

2,825

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(0%)

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