Is pytest-xdist safe to use?

pytest-xdist has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.8.0). DepScope rates its health at 75/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of pytest-xdist?

The latest version of pytest-xdist is 3.8.0, released 2025-07-01.

Does pytest-xdist have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pytest-xdist.

Is pytest-xdist deprecated?

No, pytest-xdist is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.8.0 (2025-07-01).

What are alternatives to pytest-xdist?

Popular alternatives to pytest-xdist in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, urllib3, idna, typing-extensions.

What license does pytest-xdist use?

pytest-xdist is licensed under MIT.

pytest-xdist

pypiv3.8.0

pytest xdist plugin for distributed testing, most importantly across multiple CPUs

License MITpermissive71 versions5 deps29,165,759 weekly dl

pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 75/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

4.8/10

weak

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

11

Primary author dominance

57%

GitHub stars

1,830

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.49medium

Download trend

stable(+5.1%)

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (5)

execnet pytest filelock;psutil setproctitle;

API access

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