Is w3lib safe to use?

w3lib has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of w3lib?

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

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of w3lib.

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

Popular alternatives to w3lib in PyPI include: boto3, urllib3, typing_extensions, setuptools, python-dateutil.

w3lib is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

pypiv2.4.1

Library of web-related functions

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive39 versions0 deps

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (60/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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