Is sourmash safe to use?

sourmash has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.9.4). DepScope rates its health at 58/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of sourmash?

The latest version of sourmash is 4.9.4, released 2025-08-07.

Does sourmash have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of sourmash.

Is sourmash deprecated?

No, sourmash is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.9.4 (2025-08-07).

What are alternatives to sourmash?

Popular alternatives to sourmash in PyPI include: setuptools, cryptography, aiobotocore, pyyaml, numpy.

What license does sourmash use?

License information for sourmash is not declared in the registry metadata.

sourmash

pypiv4.9.4

tools for comparing biological sequences with k-mer sketches

82 versions1 maintainers32 deps2,125 weekly dl

sourmash-bio/sourmash

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (58/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (58/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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