Is datasets safe to use?

datasets has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.8.5). DepScope rates its health at 95/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of datasets?

The latest version of datasets is 4.8.5, released 2026-04-27.

Does datasets have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of datasets.

Is datasets deprecated?

No, datasets is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.8.5 (2026-04-27).

What are alternatives to datasets?

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

What license does datasets use?

datasets is licensed under Apache 2.0.

datasets

pypiv4.8.5

HuggingFace community-driven open-source library of datasets

License Apache 2.0permissive117 versions1 maintainers132 deps31,318,393 weekly dl

huggingface/datasets

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 95/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

10/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

5.7/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

20

Contributors (12m)

30

Primary author dominance

64%

GitHub stars

21,425

Quality signals

Download trend

growing(+26.6%)

Publish security

API token

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