Is virtualenv safe to use?

virtualenv has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (21.11.0). DepScope rates its health at 91/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of virtualenv?

The latest version of virtualenv is 21.11.0, released 2026-09-23.

Does virtualenv have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of virtualenv.

Is virtualenv deprecated?

No, virtualenv is actively maintained. Latest release: 21.11.0 (2026-09-23).

What are alternatives to virtualenv?

Popular alternatives to virtualenv in PyPI include: typing_extensions, six, annotated_types, python_dotenv, importlib-metadata.

What license does virtualenv use?

virtualenv is licensed under MIT.

virtualenv

pypiv21.11.0

Virtual Python Environment builder

License MITpermissive291 versions6 deps54,092,349 weekly dl

pypa/virtualenv

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 91/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

6/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (6)

distlib filelock filelock platformdirs python-discovery typing-extensions

API access

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virtualenv

pypiv21.11.0

Virtual Python Environment builder

License MITpermissive291 versions6 deps54,092,349 weekly dl

pypa/virtualenv

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 91/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

6/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (6)

distlib filelock filelock platformdirs python-discovery typing-extensions

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/pypi/virtualenv