Is urllib safe to use?

urllib has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.9.0). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of urllib?

The latest version of urllib is 4.9.0, released 2025-12-13.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of urllib.

No, urllib is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.9.0 (2025-12-13).

Popular alternatives to urllib in npm include: ansi-styles, debug, brace-expansion, strip-ansi, ms.

npmv4.9.0

Help in opening URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world — basic and digest authentication, redirections, timeout and more. Base undici API.

License MITpermissive248 versions10 maintainers7 deps

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 60/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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10/10typed

bundled

Dependencies (7)

API access

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