Python Security in Short
Flaws in Python itself are mostly in its standard library: parsing URLs, email, tar and zip files, and XML. Each Python version gets five years of support, most of it security fixes only. Packages from PyPI aren't covered here; use pip-audit for those.
How to Keep Python Patched
- Use your distribution's Python for system tools and keep it updated.
- For apps, stay on a supported version and rebuild virtual environments and Docker images when you move.
- Run
pip-auditfor your app's packages.