Python Development Master taps new features in Python to manage a project’s packages without the overhead imposed by a virtual environment.

When a Python package is installed by a developer, PIP – Python’s package manager – tries to collect and process the metadata of the package, such as its version and the dependencies it ...

Ubuntu is a free computer system, like Windows or macOS, but it’s built by a community. It’s great for programmers because it’s very flexible and has lots of tools already built-in that help you code.

Conda-installed packages can include tricky external binary dependencies that couldn’t be managed through Python’s own Pip.

Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.

A recently spotted supply chain attack abused an old but legitimate Python package to deliver a malicious payload. Read more on how the attacker managed to do it and how to protect yourself from it.

This isn’t just a niche academic concern. Slopsquatting represents a scalable, low-cost attack surface that exploits a ...