Is websockets safe to use?

websockets has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (16.0). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of websockets?

The latest version of websockets is 16.0, released 2026-01-10.

Does websockets have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of websockets.

Is websockets deprecated?

No, websockets is actively maintained. Latest release: 16.0 (2026-01-10).

What are alternatives to websockets?

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

What license does websockets use?

websockets is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

websockets

pypiv16.0

An implementation of the WebSocket Protocol (RFC 6455 & 7692)

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive48 versions0 deps85,495,084 weekly dl

python-websockets/websockets

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

4

Contributors (12m)

6

Primary author dominance

75%

GitHub stars

5,669

recent ownership change suspected

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.52high

Download trend

stable(+1.4%)

Publish security

API token

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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