Malicious PyPI packages, repo hijacks, and CVEs in Python containers put devs at risk. Learn how to stay secure.

Codified in PEP 582, Python allows a __pypackages__ directory to contain version-specific editions of packages that can be imported before packages from the base install of Python, or even a venv.

Other tools packaged inside a default Python install include the following: PiP, the Preferred Installer Program. Tkinter for GUI program development. The Python test suite. The py launcher to make it ...

A threat actor has uploaded to the PyPI (Python Package Index) repository three malicious packages that carry code to drop info-stealing malware on developers' systems.

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and ...

Over 450 malicious PyPI python packages were found installing malicious browser extensions to hijack cryptocurrency transactions made through browser-based crypto wallets and websites.

Using pip is the most conventional and best-supported way to package a Python application for re-use. Just take your application directory and outfit it with a setup.py file, which turns it into a ...

From January to October last year, 1,493 malicious packages were uploaded to PyPI, and 6,977 malicious packages were uploaded to NPM. Last September, PyPI supply chain attacks escalated.