PTJPL

v1.9.0 suspicious
5.0
Medium Risk

Priestley-Taylor Jet Propulsion Laboratory Evapotranspiration Model

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits signs of obfuscation and lacks detailed metadata, raising concerns about its origin and intentions.

  • High obfuscation risk due to dynamic module imports
  • Incomplete repository information and author details
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal unless the package's functionality requires external communication.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate risk of command injection or unauthorized system access.
  • Obfuscation: The use of __import__ suggests an attempt to dynamically import modules which may be used to evade static analysis.
  • Credentials: No clear patterns indicating credential harvesting were found.
  • Metadata: The repository not found and the author's lack of details suggest potential risk.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation score 2.0

Found 1 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • dency_import(dependency): __import__(dependency) import pytest from PTJPL import verify def test_verify():
Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: jpl.gov>

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History score 3.0

Repository not found (deleted or private)

  • Repository not found (deleted or private)
Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with PTJPL
Develop a fully-functional mini-app that calculates and visualizes evapotranspiration rates using the Priestley-Taylor Jet Propulsion Laboratory (PTJPL) model. This app will serve as a useful tool for agronomists, environmental scientists, and farmers to better understand water usage in crops and manage irrigation more efficiently.

Step 1: Set Up the Project
- Initialize a new Python project and install the PTJPL package.
- Ensure you have other necessary packages installed such as pandas for data manipulation and matplotlib/seaborn for visualization.

Step 2: Data Input
- Allow users to input necessary meteorological data including solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity.
- Users should also be able to specify the land surface characteristics such as albedo and surface resistance.

Step 3: Calculation
- Use the PTJPL package to calculate the evapotranspiration rate based on the user inputs.
- Implement error handling to ensure all required parameters are provided and within valid ranges.

Step 4: Visualization
- Create a graphical representation of the calculated evapotranspiration rate over time if historical data is available.
- Provide a summary report showing key metrics such as total evapotranspiration for a given period.

Step 5: User Interface
- Develop a simple command-line interface (CLI) for the app.
- Alternatively, consider building a basic web interface using Flask or Django for a more interactive experience.

Suggested Features:
- Ability to save and load previous sessions or datasets.
- Integration with weather APIs to automatically fetch current meteorological conditions.
- Comparative analysis between different locations or periods.
- Option to export results in CSV format for further analysis.

How PTJPL Package is Utilized:
- Import the necessary functions from the PTJPL package to perform the evapotranspiration calculations.
- Pass the user-provided meteorological data and land surface characteristics to these functions.
- Extract the calculated evapotranspiration values and use them for further processing and visualization.