traitlets

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Is traitlets safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged traitlets v5.14.3 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 80/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

traitlets Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • Flagged for potential CodeInjection patterns (75% confidence)
  • Flagged for potential CodeInjection patterns (75% confidence)
  • Package can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add traitlets to automatically apply these checks before installation.

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.

traitlets Capabilities & Permissions

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

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

.env (rw)/usr/ (rw).env (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)+11 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

COMP_LINECOMP_POINTFOOIFSTRAITLETS_ALL_DEPRECATIONSTRAITLETS_APPLICATION_RAISE_CONFIG_FILE_ERROR_ARC_DEBUG_ARGCOMPLETE_ARGCOMPLETE_COMP_WORDBREAKSenv_var

AGENTS.md for traitlets

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traitlets Documentation & Source Code

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

Frequently asked questions about traitlets safety

Weekly Downloads

21.4M

Version

5.14.3

Last Scanned

Feb 5, 2026

Trust Score

80/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: COMP_LINE, COMP_POINT, FOO...

Is traitlets Safe? | PyPI Safety Scan - brin