Is w3lib safe to use?

w3lib has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 82/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of w3lib?

The latest version of w3lib is 2.4.1, released 2026-03-20.

Does w3lib have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of w3lib.

No, w3lib is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.4.1 (2026-03-20).

What are alternatives to w3lib?

Popular alternatives to w3lib in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, urllib3, idna.

What license does w3lib use?

w3lib is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

w3lib

pypiv2.4.1

Library of web-related functions

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive39 versions0 deps2,571,703 weekly dl

scrapy/w3lib

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 82/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

3/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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w3lib

pypiv2.4.1

Library of web-related functions

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive39 versions0 deps2,571,703 weekly dl

scrapy/w3lib

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 82/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

3/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

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/w3lib