Is pytest healthy, maintained, and safe?
Yes — pytest looks healthy, actively maintained, and free of known advisories today.
The verdict
OSPulse scores pytest at 84/100 (minimal risk), computed deterministically from live PyPI release history, and the OSV vulnerability database. Yes — pytest looks healthy, actively maintained, and free of known advisories today.
Its most recent release shipped on 19 June 2026 — 38 days ago — so development is clearly active. Across 191 releases the cadence has been steady, which is a good sign of an ongoing maintenance rhythm. PyPI doesn't expose a reliable maintainer count, so bus-factor isn't scored here — treat maintenance depth as unknown rather than assumed.
OSV lists 2 known advisories for pytest, of assorted severity. Review whether your version is in the affected range and whether a fixed release is available before depending on it. Each advisory is listed with its OSV/GHSA identifier below.
The signals are green today, but a clean snapshot is not a standing guarantee — packages drift. This is a one-time snapshot of a single package — real projects depend on dozens or hundreds of packages, and any one of them can drift or be compromised between releases. Run your own requirements.txt through the free health check, or have OSPulse monitor your whole dependency tree continuously.
Evidence trail — deterministic, auditable
Known vulnerabilities (2)
pytest has vulnerable tmpdir handling
pytest has vulnerable tmpdir handling
Key facts
- Latest version
- v9.1.1
- Last release
- 19 June 2026 (38 days ago)
- Total releases
- 191
- First release
- 25 November 2010
- Package age
- 15.7 years
- Maintainers
- not exposed by PyPI
- Known advisories
- 2
- Confidence
- High
Frequently asked
Is pytest still maintained?
Yes — pytest released as recently as 19 June 2026 (38 days ago), so it is actively maintained.
Does pytest have known security vulnerabilities?
Yes — OSV lists 2 advisories for pytest. See the advisory list on this page for the OSV/GHSA identifiers.
Is pytest safe to use?
Yes — pytest looks healthy, actively maintained, and free of known advisories today. OSPulse rates it 84/100 (minimal risk) based on release recency, cadence and known vulnerabilities.
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Data from the PyPI registry & OSV.dev · snapshot generated 2026-07-27 · scores are deterministic and recomputed on each refresh.