Bandit
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What Bandit is
Bandit is a security linter for Python code maintained by PyCQA. It looks for common security issues by parsing each file into an abstract syntax tree. Plugins then run against the AST nodes. After scanning all files, Bandit produces a report. The project began in the OpenStack Security Project before moving to PyCQA. A container image is published on ghcr.io for amd64, arm64, armv7 and armv8. Each image is signed with sigstore cosign.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Security testing, Code quality and static analysis
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
activeLast commit within 90 days of the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed security testing tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from Bandit's, with its source.
sqlmap: Scan targets: Web application parameters: GET, POST, cookie, User-Agent and Referer values. source: Docs: Features
garak: Scan targets: LLMs and dialog systems reached through generators. source: README
OWASP Nettacker: Scan targets: IPv4 addresses, IP ranges, CIDR blocks, domain names and HTTP/HTTPS URLs. source: README
RESTler: Scan targets: Cloud services through their REST APIs. source: README
Atheris: Scan targets: Python code and native extensions written for CPython. source: README
Trivy: Scan targets: Container images, filesystems, remote Git repositories, virtual machine images, Kubernetes. source: README
Nuclei: Scan targets: Target URLs and hosts, from a single target or a list file. source: README
Gitleaks: Scan targets: Secrets such as passwords, API keys and tokens in git repositories, files and stdin. source: README
How to install
docker pull ghcr.io/pycqa/bandit/banditQuestions
Is Bandit open source?
Yes. Bandit is released under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is Bandit maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-09-21, so the listed status is active. Rule: Last commit within 90 days of the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does Bandit have?
8,278 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is Bandit written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Python.
How do I install Bandit?
The README gives this command: docker pull ghcr.io/pycqa/bandit/bandit
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read