Is smart_open safe to use?

smart_open has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (7.6.1). DepScope rates its health at 90/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of smart_open?

The latest version of smart_open is 7.6.1, released 2026-05-09.

Does smart_open have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of smart_open.

Is smart_open deprecated?

No, smart_open is actively maintained. Latest release: 7.6.1 (2026-05-09).

What are alternatives to smart_open?

Popular alternatives to smart_open in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, urllib3, requests.

What license does smart_open use?

smart_open is licensed under MIT.

smart_open

pypiv7.6.1

Utils for streaming large files (S3, HDFS, GCS, SFTP, Azure Blob Storage, gzip, bz2, zst...)

License MITpermissive75 versions24 deps14,907,315 weekly dl

piskvorky/smart_open

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 90/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

5

Primary author dominance

85%

GitHub stars

3,442

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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smart_open

pypiv7.6.1

Utils for streaming large files (S3, HDFS, GCS, SFTP, Azure Blob Storage, gzip, bz2, zst...)

License MITpermissive75 versions24 deps14,907,315 weekly dl

piskvorky/smart_open

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 90/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

5

Primary author dominance

85%

GitHub stars

3,442

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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