Is regex safe to use?

regex has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2026.4.4). DepScope rates its health at 87/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of regex?

The latest version of regex is 2026.4.4, released 2026-04-03.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of regex.

No, regex is actively maintained. Latest release: 2026.4.4 (2026-04-03).

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

regex is licensed under Apache-2.0 AND CNRI-Python.

pypiv2026.4.4

Alternative regular expression module, to replace re.

License Apache-2.0 AND CNRI-Pythonpermissive344 versions0 deps78,837,001 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 87/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

7

Primary author dominance

56%

GitHub stars

583

single active maintainer 3m

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.52high

Download trend

stable(+9.8%)

Publish security

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