Package evidence

askbot==0.13.0

Py Import Time Network Call: Network call (urllib/requests/httpx/http.client) at install or import time.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published: 187Mature · −50% score
First published: Jun 2010

Effective trust discount applied: −50% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["askbot==0.13.0"],"fail_on":"review"}'

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  run: |
    curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["askbot==0.13.0"],"fail_on":"review"}'

Publisherunknown

Artifact bytes21,418,239

Previous versionnone

Published2026-05-30T20:59:42

SHA-2565fde226f9d574c36ee0958fc85bcae35a2a0bc9fff6a458623dd1932ae33fb3b

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Py Import Time Network Call: Network call (urllib/requests/httpx/http.client) at install or import time.

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review

17d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

4Score

0.13.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available17d ago · risk review · score 4 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

3 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Py Import Time Network Call	askbot-0.13.0/askbot/models/__init__.py	Network call (urllib/requests/httpx/http.client) at install or import time.	16

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Py Import Time Network Call	askbot-0.13.0/askbot/models/__init__.py	Network call (urllib/requests/httpx/http.client) at install or import time.	16
low	Obfuscation Density	askbot-0.13.0/askbot/media/package-lock.json	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	askbot-0.13.0/askbot/media/svelte/package-lock.json	high encoded/escaped-token density	0