Is python-socks safe to use?

python-socks has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.8.2). DepScope rates its health at 57/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of python-socks?

The latest version of python-socks is 2.8.2, released 2026-06-23.

Does python-socks have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of python-socks.

Is python-socks deprecated?

No, python-socks is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.8.2 (2026-06-23).

What are alternatives to python-socks?

Popular alternatives to python-socks in PyPI include: certifi, litellm, boto3, tqdm, markdown-it-py.

What license does python-socks use?

python-socks is licensed under Apache-2.0.

python-socks

pypiv2.8.2

Proxy (SOCKS4, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT) client for Python

License Apache-2.0permissive37 versions4 deps

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (57/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (57/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

Publish security

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Dependencies (4)

async-timeout trio curio anyio

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