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Why PkgRadar flagged 0.8.63

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · pythontk/file_utils/mesh_convert/_mesh_convert.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`0.8.63`	High risk	15	2026-06-11
`0.8.61`	High risk	15	2026-06-10
`0.8.59`	High risk	15	2026-06-09
`0.8.58`	High risk	15	2026-06-05
`0.8.56`	High risk	15	2026-06-04
`0.8.54`	High risk	15	2026-06-04

Block this in CI

PkgRadar gates pythontk (and every other dependency) before it merges. One line in your pipeline:

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi pythontk==0.8.63