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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-19 20:12 UTC

pypa / gh-action-pypi-publish

The blessed :octocat: GitHub Action, for publishing your :package: distribution files to PyPI, the tokenless way: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/pypi-publish

Python · ShellBSD-3-Clause★ 1,182 stars⑂ 121 forkssince Mar 2019View on GitHub ↗

pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish holds a health index of 78 out of 100, placing it in the Good band. It scores highest on Security (73/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (40/100). It was last updated 52 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

78
overall / 100
Good

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

78
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 67 is calibrated to 78 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Python Packaging AuthorityOrganization · verified domain
2,425 followers59 public repossince Mar 2011

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

63Moderate · 21% of overall
How it's scored
18/36Push recencylast push 52 days ago
4.8/36Commit cadence7/52 weeks with commits
11.5/18Commit volume18 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained4 commit(s) and 8 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year18
human_commit_share1
days_since_last_push52
active_weeks_last_year7
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases51 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 52 days ago
19.8/27Release cadencea release every ~70.9 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count51
latest_release_tagv1.14.2
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release52
mean_days_between_releases70.9
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

69Good · 17% of overall
How it's scored
49.8/60Stars1,182 stars
17.3/25Forks121 forks
5.3/15Watchers10 watchers
Inputs used
forks121
stars1,182
watchers10
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (BSD-3-Clause)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges0
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateno

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

69Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
7.7/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 66% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth34 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 77 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled34
top_contributor_share0.659
How it's scored
35.4/42Issue resolution84% of issues closed
23.1/30PR acceptance111/144 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
6/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 9/19 approved changesets -- score normalized to 4
Inputs used
merged_prs111
open_issues28
closed_issues151
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d0
issue_closed_ratio0.844
closed_unmerged_prs33
first_time_authors_30d0
first_time_prs_merged_30d0
first_time_prs_decided_30d0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
20/20Verified domain
24.3/25Owner reach2,425 followers of pypa
24.9/25Track record59 public repos, account ~15 yr old
Inputs used
followers2,425
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedyes
owner_loginpypa
public_repos59
account_age_days5,680

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

68Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows3 workflow(s)
0/24Tests present
16/16Linter config
9.6/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsno
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configyes
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://packaging.python.org/guides/publishing-package-distribution-releases-using-github-actions-ci-cd-workflows/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics20 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsgithub-action, python, workflow, workflow-automation, pypi, python-packaging, twine, secrets, upload, release, release-automation, release-helper, workflows, github-actions, pypa-guide, github-actions-python, actions, testpypi, hacktoberfest, oidc
has_wikino
homepagehttps://packaging.python.org/guides/publishing-package-distribution-releases-using-github-actions-ci-cd-workflows/
docs_sitehttps://packaging.python.org/guides/publishing-package-distribution-releases-using-github-actions-ci-cd-workflows/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

73Good · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
2.2/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
2.5/2.5CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
3/7.5Code-ReviewFound 9/19 approved changesets -- score normalized to 4
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 77 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained4 commit(s) and 8 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
5/5Packagingpackaging workflow detected
0.5/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
4/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 8
2/5Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated17
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive1
scorecard_aggregate6.6
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisoriesno direct dependency carries a known advisory
0/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisoriestransitive set not separable from development and test dependencies in this scope
0/40No advisories left outstandingno advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories71
affected_packages12
assessed_packages47
unassessed_packages1
affected_by_severitycritical 2, high 5, moderate 4, low 1
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Indirect dependencies free of known advisories, No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched 47 resolved dependencies against OSV. 1 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list. This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so the repository dependency graph was assessed instead. That graph mixes development and test pins with shipped dependencies, so only the declared runtime dependencies are scored; transitive findings are reported as context and excluded from the score. Reachability is not analyzed.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

40Weak · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
26.7/40Legible commit history50 of 100 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share0.5
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
0/18One-command bootstrap
0/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checking.mypy.ini
10/10Reproducible environmentDockerfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno agent-authored commits among the last 100
0/8Automated maintenanceno automated dependency updates observed
1/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsno
lockfiles
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageno
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs.mypy.ini
agent_commit_share0
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0
How it's scored
27/45Type-checkable codePython with type-check config (.mypy.ini)
55/55Manageable file sizes0/5 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languagePython
largest_source_bytes12,972
source_files_sampled5
oversized_source_files0

Key facts

1,182GitHub stars
34contributors
18commits, last 12 months
52days since last push
51releases
1bus factor
28open issues
package ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 121 ⇿
0Stars
121Forks
51Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

02040608010012011942019-082023-022026-08
Major 0Minor 14Patch 36

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.6 / 10
6.6aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-09-19 20:12 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
3Branch-Protectionbranch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches
10CI-Tests9 out of 9 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
4Code-ReviewFound 9/19 approved changesets -- score normalized to 4
10Contributorsproject has 77 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained4 commit(s) and 8 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
10Packagingpackaging workflow detected
1Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 1
8SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 8
4Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
All dependencies 48

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 0 direct and 48 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
PyPIannotated-types0.7.0indirect
PyPIcertifi2025.8.3indirect
PyPIcffi1.17.1indirect
PyPIcharset-normalizer3.4.3indirect
PyPIcryptography45.0.7indirect
PyPIdnspython2.7.0indirect
PyPIdocutils0.22indirect
PyPIemail-validator2.3.0indirect
PyPIid1.5.0indirect
PyPIidna3.10indirect
PyPIjaraco-classes3.4.0indirect
PyPIjaraco-context6.0.1indirect
PyPIjaraco-functools4.3.0indirect
PyPIjeepney0.9.0indirect
PyPIkeyring25.6.0indirect
PyPImarkdown-it-py4.0.0indirect
PyPImdurl0.1.2indirect
PyPImore-itertools10.8.0indirect
PyPInh30.3.0indirect
PyPIpackagingindirect
PyPIpackaging26.2indirect
PyPIpip25.2indirect
PyPIplatformdirs4.4.0indirect
PyPIpyasn10.6.1indirect
PyPIpycparser2.22indirect
PyPIpydantic2.13.4indirect
PyPIpydantic-core2.46.4indirect
PyPIpygments2.19.2indirect
PyPIpyjwt2.10.1indirect
PyPIpyopenssl25.1.0indirect
PyPIpypi-attestations0.0.30indirect
PyPIreadme-renderer44.0indirect
PyPIrequests2.32.5indirect
PyPIrequests-toolbelt1.0.0indirect
PyPIrfc3161-client1.0.4indirect
PyPIrfc39862.0.0indirect
PyPIrfc87850.1.4indirect
PyPIrich14.3.4indirect
PyPIsecretstorage3.5.0indirect
PyPIsecuresystemslib1.3.0indirect
PyPIsigstore4.5.0indirect
PyPIsigstore-models0.0.6indirect
PyPIsigstore-rekor-types0.0.18indirect
PyPItuf6.0.0indirect
PyPItwine7.0.0indirect
PyPItyping-extensions4.15.0indirect
PyPItyping-inspection0.4.2indirect
PyPIurllib32.5.0indirect
Dependency advisories 12

This repository publishes no package the index resolves, so its own dependency graph was assessed — 47 packages, which also include development and test pins that never ship: 12 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct. 1 could not be assessed — no resolved version, an unsupported ecosystem, or beyond the reported package list.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
cryptography45.0.7indirectcritical1350.0.0
pyopenssl25.1.0indirectcritical426.0.0
jaraco-context6.0.1indirecthigh26.1.0
pip25.2indirecthigh1226.2.0
pyasn10.6.1indirecthigh100.6.4
pyjwt2.10.1indirecthigh132.13.0
urllib32.5.0indirecthigh82.7.0
idna3.10indirectmoderate23.15
requests2.32.5indirectmoderate22.33.0
rfc3161-client1.0.4indirectmoderate21.0.6
tuf6.0.0indirectmoderate17.0.0
pygments2.19.2indirectlow22.20.0

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

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