Is typing-extensions safe to use?

typing-extensions has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.16.0). DepScope rates its health at 88/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of typing-extensions?

The latest version of typing-extensions is 4.16.0, released 2026-07-02.

Does typing-extensions have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of typing-extensions.

Is typing-extensions deprecated?

No, typing-extensions is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.16.0 (2026-07-02).

What are alternatives to typing-extensions?

Popular alternatives to typing-extensions in PyPI include: boto3, urllib3, certifi, requests, charset_normalizer.

What license does typing-extensions use?

typing-extensions is licensed under PSF-2.0.

typing-extensions

pypiv4.16.0

Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python 3.9+

License PSF-2.0permissive52 versions0 deps413,275,771 weekly dl

python/typing_extensions

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 88/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

3/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.4/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

5

Contributors (12m)

16

Primary author dominance

26%

GitHub stars

562

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(-0.8%)

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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typing-extensions

pypiv4.16.0

Backported and Experimental Type Hints for Python 3.9+

License PSF-2.0permissive52 versions0 deps413,275,771 weekly dl

python/typing_extensions

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 88/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

3/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

8.4/10

strong

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

5

Contributors (12m)

16

Primary author dominance

26%

GitHub stars

562

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(-0.8%)

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/typing-extensions