Is build safe to use?

build has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.6.1). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of build?

The latest version of build is 1.6.1, released 2026-09-10.

Does build have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of build.

No, build is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.6.1 (2026-09-10).

What are alternatives to build?

Popular alternatives to build in PyPI include: typing_extensions, six, annotated_types, python_dotenv, importlib-metadata.

build

pypiv1.6.1

A simple, correct Python build frontend

License MITpermissive38 versions8 deps

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (62/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (62/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

packaging pyproject_hooks colorama;importlib-metadata tomli keyring;uv virtualenv

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build

pypiv1.6.1

A simple, correct Python build frontend

License MITpermissive38 versions8 deps

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (62/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (62/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

packaging pyproject_hooks colorama;importlib-metadata tomli keyring;uv virtualenv

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/pypi/build