Audit Python Dependency Sets For Known Vulnerabilities Before Release Or Environment Promotion With Safety

---
name: "Audit Python dependency sets for known vulnerabilities before release or environment promotion with Safety"
slug: "audit-python-dependency-sets-for-known-vulnerabilities-before-release-or-environment-promotion-with-safety"
description: "Scan Python requirements and environments for known vulnerable or malicious packages before they move further through delivery or promotion workflows."
github_stars: 1974
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/pyupio/safety"
author: "pyup.io"
publisher_type: "company"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "pyupio/safety"
  github_stars: 1974
---

# Audit Python dependency sets for known vulnerabilities before release or environment promotion with Safety

Scan Python requirements and environments for known vulnerable or malicious packages before they move further through delivery or promotion workflows.

## Prerequisites

Python, pip, a requirements file or Python environment to scan, and Safety authentication when using full Safety features.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Run pip install safety.

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/safety)
- [Supported Python Versions](#supported-python-versions)
- Safety CLI is a Python dependency vulnerability scanner designed to enhance software supply chain security by detecting packages with known vulnerabilities and malicious packages in local development environments, CI/...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- ## GitHub Action
- Test Safety CLI in CI/CD using our [GitHub Action](https://github.com/pyupio/safety-action).

- Source: https://github.com/pyupio/safety
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyupio/safety/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.safetycli.com/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-python-dependency-sets-for-known-vulnerabilities-before-release-or-environment-promotion-with-safety/)