Is inotify-simple safe to use?

inotify-simple has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 49/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of inotify-simple?

The latest version of inotify-simple is 2.0.1, released 2025-08-25.

Does inotify-simple have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of inotify-simple.

Is inotify-simple deprecated?

No, inotify-simple is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.0.1 (2025-08-25).

What are alternatives to inotify-simple?

Popular alternatives to inotify-simple in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, idna, urllib3.

What license does inotify-simple use?

inotify-simple is licensed under BSD-2-Clause.

inotify-simple

pypiv2.0.1

A simple wrapper around inotify. No fancy bells and whistles, just a literal wrapper with ctypes. Under 100 lines of code!

License BSD-2-Clausepermissive22 versions0 deps

chrisjbillington/inotify_simple

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 49/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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