photutils

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Is photutils safe to use?

Based on the latest brin safety scan, no vulnerabilities or threats were detected for photutils v2.3.0. Trust score: 65/100. No known CVE vulnerabilities, no detected threat patterns, and no suspicious capabilities identified. This is an automated, point-in-time assessment.

Install (safety-checked)

photutils Passed Security Checks

No security concerns detected

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CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

No Concerns Detected

No security concerns detected in the latest brin assessment. This is an automated, point-in-time evaluation — security posture may change.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

photutils Capabilities & Permissions

What photutils can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

arxiv.orgastropy-regions.readthedocs.iodata.astropy.orgdocs.astropy.orgen.wikipedia.orggithub.comgithub\.comgwcs.readthedocs.ioiraf.netmatplotlib.org+13 more
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

.env (r)pyproject.toml (r)/home/ (rw)pyproject.toml (rw)

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

READTHEDOCSREADTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

native extensionnumpyscipy

AGENTS.md for photutils

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photutils Documentation & Source Code

For the full photutils README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about photutils safety

Weekly Downloads

29.5K

Version

2.3.0

Last Scanned

Feb 12, 2026

Trust Score

65/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: arxiv.org, astropy-regions.readthedocs.io, data.astropy.org...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: READTHEDOCS, READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL

Native

Contains native modules

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