Is PyYAML safe to use?

PyYAML has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.0.3). DepScope rates its health at 69/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of PyYAML?

The latest version of PyYAML is 6.0.3, released 2025-09-25.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of PyYAML.

No, PyYAML is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.0.3 (2025-09-25).

Popular alternatives to PyYAML in PyPI include: boto3, boto3/, packaging, urllib3/, urllib3.

pypiv6.0.3

YAML parser and emitter for Python

License MITpermissive40 versions1 maintainers0 deps245,029,159 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 69/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.53high

Download trend

stable(0%)

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