PyPI is the official Python Package Index that currently contains 500,972 projects, 5,228,535 million releases, 9,950,103 million files, and 770,841 users. PyPI helps users locate and install ...

Python modules are typically installed using a package manager called 'pip', which launches a 'setup.py' file that is made available by the developer of the package for installation purposes.

Open source repositories such as PyPI and NPM have become increasingly used as vectors for installing malware through supply chain attacks, which spread malicious software at the source of a ...