Is zxing safe to use?

zxing has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.0.4). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of zxing?

The latest version of zxing is 1.0.4, released 2026-02-26.

Does zxing have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of zxing.

No, zxing is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.0.4 (2026-02-26).

What are alternatives to zxing?

Popular alternatives to zxing in PyPI include: boto3, packaging, certifi, urllib3, idna.

What license does zxing use?

zxing is licensed under LGPL v3 or later.

zxing

pypiv1.0.4

Wrapper for decoding/reading barcodes with ZXing (Zebra Crossing) library

License LGPL v3 or laterweak copyleft14 versions1 maintainers3 deps

dlenski/python-zxing

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 56/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

pillow pillow pillow

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