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Software health reportschema 0.34.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-09-05 22:44 UTC

square / square-python-sdk

Python client library for the Square API

PythonMIT★ 114 stars⑂ 49 forkssince Jul 2019View on GitHub ↗
KindLibraryhow this is determined
#python-sdk#ecommerce#sdk#payment-processing#credit-card-payments#api-client#api

square/square-python-sdk holds a health index of 83 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Sustainability & Governance (85/100) and lowest on Security (48/100). It was last updated 18 days ago. 5 contributors account for most of its recent work.

83
overall / 100
Excellent

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.

83
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 70 is calibrated to 83 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

SquareOrganization
2,972 followers295 public repossince May 2009

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
PyPIsquareup45.1.0.20260819286,9959218 days ago
PyPIsquareup_legacy41.0.0.202503191,7761508 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

69Good · 21% of overall

Development activity

48Weak
How it's scored
28.8/36Push recency — last push 18 days ago
6.2/36Commit cadence — 9/52 weeks with commits
9.7/18Commit volume — 11 commits in the last year
3/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
Inputs used
commits_last_year11
human_commit_share0.67
days_since_last_push18
active_weeks_last_year9

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 88 releases published
36/36Release recency — latest release 18 days ago
27/27Release cadence — a release every ~44.2 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data
Inputs used
releases_count88
latest_release_tag45.1.0.20260819
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release18
mean_days_between_releases44.2
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?

64Moderate · 17% of overall

Popularity & adoption

53Moderate
How it's scored
33.3/60Stars — 114 stars
14/25Forks — 49 forks
5.3/15Watchers — 10 watchers
Inputs used
forks49
stars114
watchers10
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history

Community health

57Moderate
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges2
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_servicesshields.io
has_pull_request_templateyes

Ecosystem adoption (downloads)

91Excellent
How it's scored
72.8/80Monthly downloads — 286,995 downloads/month across pypi
0/20Registry dependents — not reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagessquareup
dependents—
ecosystemspypi
total_downloads—
monthly_downloads286,995
unverified_packages_excludedsquareup_legacy
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

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

85Excellent · 23% of overall

Maintainer resilience (bus factor)

87Excellent
How it's scored
45.9/54Bus factor — 5 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
17.3/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 23% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 21 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 5 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor5
contributors_sampled21
top_contributor_share0.231

Issue & PR responsiveness

77Good
How it's scored
42/42Issue resolution — 100% of issues closed
23.8/30PR acceptance — 134/169 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
1.5/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 1/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 1
Inputs used
merged_prs134
open_issues0
closed_issues26
prs_merged_7d0
prs_decided_7d0
prs_merged_30d0
prs_decided_30d0
issue_closed_ratio1
closed_unmerged_prs35
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.

Ownership & stewardship

80Excellent
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backing — organization-owned
0/20Verified domain
25/25Owner reach — 2,972 followers of square
25/25Track record — 295 public repos, account ~17 yr old
Inputs used
followers2,972
owner_typeOrganization
is_verifiedno
owner_loginsquare
public_repos295
account_age_days6,328

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 2 package(s) on pypi
35/35Publish recency — latest publish 18 days ago
20/20Version history — 92 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagessquareup, squareup_legacy
ecosystemspypi
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish18

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

76Good · 19% of overall

Engineering practices

76Good
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 2 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter config — pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), tox.ini
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
12/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 14 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

75Good
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage site — https://developer.squareup.com
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 7 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicspython-sdk, ecommerce, sdk, payment-processing, credit-card-payments, api-client, api
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://developer.squareup.com
docs_sitehttps://developer.squareup.com
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

48Weak · 16% of overall

Security posture

35Weak
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protection — no data
1.5/2.5CI-Tests — 14 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 6
0/2.5CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
0.8/7.5Code-Review — Found 1/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 1
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 5 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
0/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — no update tool detected
0/5Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5License — license file detected
2.2/7.5Maintained — 4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
0/5Packaging — no data
0/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
2.5/5SAST — SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 5
0/5Security-Policy — security policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releases — no data
0/7.5Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0/7.5Vulnerabilities — 18 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate3.5
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Dependency advisories

100Exceptional
How it's scored
35/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — no direct dependency carries a known advisory
25/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — no indirect dependency carries a known advisory
0/40No advisories left outstanding — no advisory carries a publication date
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories0
affected_packages0
assessed_packages11
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severitynone
direct_affected_packages0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): No advisories left outstanding. Remaining weights renormalized. Matched the pypi:squareup@45.1.0.20260819 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 11 packages. 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.

63Moderate · 4% of overall

Agent context & guidance

44Weak
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
15/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) — llms.txt served by the project website (https://developer.squareup.com/llms.txt)
28.7/40Legible commit history — 36 of 67 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtyes
llms_txt_urlhttps://developer.squareup.com/llms.txt
legible_history_share0.537
agent_instruction_files—
agent_instruction_max_bytes—

Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)

56Moderate
How it's scored
0/18One-command bootstrap
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format config — pyproject.toml ([tool.ruff]), tox.ini
11/11Static type checking — src/square/py.typed
10/10Reproducible environment — lockfile
2/10Demonstrated agent practice — 1 of the last 100 commits agent-authored or agent-credited
0/8Automated maintenance — no automated dependency updates observed
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilespoetry.lock
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageno
bootstrap_files—
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configssrc/square/py.typed
agent_commit_share0.01
toolchain_manifests—
dependency_bot_commit_share0

Code legibility for models

82Excellent
How it's scored
27/45Type-checkable code — Python with type-check config (src/square/py.typed)
54.9/55Manageable file sizes — 8/2,946 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languagePython
largest_source_bytes120,396
source_files_sampled2,946
oversized_source_files8

Machine-readable interfaces

100Exceptional
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto) — not applicable to this kind of software
0/20MCP server — not applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examples — example, examples
Inputs used
example_dirsexample, examples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files—
interfaces_expected_of—
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto), MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

114GitHub stars
21contributors
11commits, last 12 months
18days since last push
88releases
5bus factor
0open issues
PyPIpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

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

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 49 ⇿
0Stars
49Forks
86Releases

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.

010203040504932019-102023-032026-07
Major 0Minor 1Patch 0

Each point covers 7 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 3.5 / 10
3.5aggregate

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 · 2026-09-05 22:43 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md
6CI-Tests14 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 6
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
1Code-ReviewFound 1/7 approved changesets -- score normalized to 1
10Contributorsproject has 5 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
0Dependency-Update-Toolno update tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
3Maintained4 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 3
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
0Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 5
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
0Vulnerabilities18 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 8
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
PyPIapimatic-core~=0.2.0, >= 0.2.17legacy/pyproject.toml
PyPIapimatic-core-interfaces~=0.1.0, >= 0.1.5legacy/pyproject.toml
PyPIapimatic-requests-client-adapter~=0.1.0, >= 0.1.6legacy/pyproject.toml
PyPIdeprecation~=2.1legacy/pyproject.toml
PyPIhttpx>=0.21.2pyproject.toml
PyPIpydantic>= 1.9.2pyproject.toml
PyPIpydantic-core>=2.18.2pyproject.toml
PyPItyping_extensions>= 4.0.0pyproject.toml
All dependencies 68

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 17 direct and 51 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
PyPIapimatic-core—direct
PyPIapimatic-core0.2.19direct
PyPIapimatic-core-interfaces—direct
PyPIapimatic-core-interfaces0.1.6direct
PyPIapimatic-requests-client-adapter—direct
PyPIapimatic-requests-client-adapter0.1.7direct
PyPIdeprecation—direct
PyPIdeprecation2.1.0direct
PyPIhttpx—direct
PyPIhttpx0.28.1direct
PyPIpydantic—direct
PyPIpydantic2.10.6direct
PyPIpydantic-core—direct
PyPIpydantic-core2.27.2direct
PyPItyping-extensions—direct
PyPItyping-extensions4.13.2direct
PyPItyping-extensions4.7.1direct
PyPIannotated-types0.7.0indirect
PyPIanyio4.5.2indirect
PyPIcachecontrol0.12.14indirect
PyPIcertifi2025.1.31indirect
PyPIcertifi2026.7.22indirect
PyPIcharset-normalizer3.4.1indirect
PyPIcolorama0.4.6indirect
PyPIexceptiongroup1.2.2indirect
PyPIexceptiongroup1.3.1indirect
PyPIexecnet2.1.2indirect
PyPIh110.14.0indirect
PyPIh110.16.0indirect
PyPIhttpcore1.0.8indirect
PyPIhttpcore1.0.9indirect
PyPIidna3.10indirect
PyPIidna3.15indirect
PyPIimportlib-metadata6.7.0indirect
PyPIiniconfig2.0.0indirect
PyPIiniconfig2.1.0indirect
PyPIjsonpickle3.3.0indirect
PyPIjsonpointer2.4indirect
PyPImsgpack1.0.5indirect
PyPImsgpack1.1.0indirect
PyPImypy1.0.1indirect
PyPImypy1.13.0indirect
PyPImypy-extensions1.0.0indirect
PyPImypy-extensions1.1.0indirect
PyPIpackaging24.0indirect
PyPIpackaging24.2indirect
PyPIpackaging26.2indirect
PyPIpluggy1.2.0indirect
PyPIpluggy1.5.0indirect
PyPIpytest—indirect
PyPIpytest7.4.4indirect
PyPIpytest-asyncio0.23.8indirect
PyPIpytest-xdist3.6.1indirect
PyPIpython-dateutil2.9.0.post0indirect
PyPIrequests2.31.0indirect
PyPIrequests2.32.3indirect
PyPIruff0.11.5indirect
PyPIsetuptools68.0.0indirect
PyPIsetuptools75.3.2indirect
PyPIsix1.17.0indirect
PyPIsniffio1.3.1indirect
PyPItomli2.0.1indirect
PyPItomli2.4.1indirect
PyPItyped-ast1.5.5indirect
PyPItypes-python-dateutil2.9.0.20241206indirect
PyPIurllib32.0.7indirect
PyPIurllib32.2.3indirect
PyPIzipp3.15.0indirect
Dependency advisories 0

Installing pypi:squareup@45.1.0.20260819 pulls in 11 packages, direct and transitive: 0 carry known advisories, of which 0 are direct dependencies.

No known advisories affect the assessed dependencies.

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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