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Python

Artifact:
key project
Python language support with extension access points for IntelliSense (Pylance), Debugging (Python Debugger), linting, formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more.
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: about 2 months ago
Publisher: ms-python
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
2 debugging symbols found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

FAQ for Python

What is Python?

Python language support with extension access points for IntelliSense (Pylance), Debugging (Python Debugger), linting, formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is Python malicious or is it safe to use?

The VS Code package Python was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details.

Is Python popular?

The VS Code package Python is classified as a key project because of its widespread usage and impact. Python ranks among the top 10 projects in the VS Code community. It has 211M recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure Python once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how Python behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a Python version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

... that you can use ReversingLabs’ Spectra Assure platform to perform regular risk assessments of packages you develop in-house?

We recommend continuous software safeness monitoring through CI/CD integrations and pre-release/deployment checks. In addition to basic package information found on this page our platform offers rich reports for developers and DevSecOps that help them remediate all reported issues.

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