In forecasting economic time series, statistical models often need to be complemented with a process to impose various constraints in a smooth manner. Systematically imposing constraints and retaining ...

Python developers often need to install and manage third-party libraries. The most reliable way to do this is with pip, Python’s official package manager. To avoid package conflicts and system errors, ...

The uv utility lets you run Python packages and libraries with one command and no setup. Here's the quick guide to running Python packages without installing them. Astral’s uv tool makes setting up ...

A malicious package designed to steal private keys for Ethereum wallets has been uncovered within the Python Package Index (PyPI). According to Socket, this package – named ‘set-utils’ – masquerades ...

Threat researchers have come across two malicious Python packages offered as resources for integrating the Chinese AI model DeepSeek into software projects. The malicious packages, named ‘deepseeek’ ...

The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have begun an effort to improve the hundreds of thousands of software packages that are listed. The attempt, which began earlier last year, is to ...

A malicious package named 'pycord-self' on the Python package index (PyPI) targets Discord developers to steal authentication tokens and plant a backdoor for remote control over the system. The ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...

A malicious Python package named 'fabrice' has been present in the Python Package Index (PyPI) since 2021, stealing Amazon Web Services credentials from unsuspecting developers. According to ...

According to cybersecurity firm Hacken, financial losses from crypto hacks topped $440 million in the third quarter of 2024. Researchers at the Checkmarx cybersecurity firm sounded the alarm on a ...

A collection of 365 traditional Chinese colors. Optmised matplotlib style for scientific plotting. Small handy functions for helping scientific plotting. Our color collection is sourced from the ...

One of North Korea's most sophisticated threat groups has been hiding remote access malware for macOS and Linux inside of open source Python packages. North Korean advanced persistent threats (APTs) ...