Is black safe to use?

black has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (26.3.1). DepScope rates its health at 88/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of black?

The latest version of black is 26.3.1, released 2026-03-12.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of black.

No, black is actively maintained. Latest release: 26.3.1 (2026-03-12).

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

pypiv26.3.1

The uncompromising code formatter.

License MITpermissive71 versions14 deps27,678,088 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

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

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

8/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

32

Contributors (12m)

37

Primary author dominance

29%

GitHub stars

41,477

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.49medium

Download trend

stable(0%)

Dependencies (14)

API access

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