Is mechanize safe to use?

mechanize has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.14.0). DepScope rates its health at 61/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of mechanize?

The latest version of mechanize is 2.14.0, released 2025-01-05.

Does mechanize have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of mechanize.

Is mechanize deprecated?

No, mechanize is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.14.0 (2025-01-05).

What are alternatives to mechanize?

Popular alternatives to mechanize in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

What license does mechanize use?

mechanize is licensed under MIT.

mechanize

rubygemsv2.14.0

The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, and can follow links and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and submitted. Mechanize also keeps track of the sites that you have visited as a history.

License MITpermissive20 versions12 deps2,531,312 weekly dl

sparklemotion/mechanize

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 61/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

5/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.42medium

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (12)

addressable base64 domain_name http-cookie mime-types net-http-digest_auth net-http-persistent nkf nokogiri rubyntlm webrick webrobots

API access

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