PyPI Introduces Project Archival Feature for Security
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📜 PyPI introduces Project Archival to enhance security and transparency. The Python Package Index (PyPI) has launched a new feature called ‘Project Archival,’ allowing project maintainers to mark their projects as archived, indicating no further updates or maintenance will occur. While archived projects will remain available for download, users will receive warnings about their status, helping them make informed decisions regarding dependencies. This initiative aims to mitigate risks associated with abandoned projects, which are often targeted for malicious updates. Future plans include additional statuses like ‘deprecated’ and ‘unmaintained’ to further clarify project conditions, ultimately enhancing transparency in the open-source ecosystem and reducing support requests.
