SemiBin

v2.3.0 safe
3.0
Low Risk

Metagenomic binning with siamese neural networks

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🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package SemiBin v2.3.0 exhibits low risks across all monitored categories except metadata, where it scores a moderate risk due to the maintainer's limited history with PyPI.

  • No network calls detected
  • Maintainer has only one package on PyPI
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal if the package does not require internet access.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating the package does not execute external commands.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has only one package on PyPI, which might indicate a new or less active account.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

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: luispedro.org>

Suspicious Page Links score 2.0

Found 1 suspicious link(s) on the package page

  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://hmmer.org/
Git Repository History

Repository BigDataBiology/SemiBin appears legitimate

Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Shaojun Pan" 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 SemiBin
Develop a mini-application named 'MetaBinner' that leverages the SemiBin Python package for metagenomic binning using siamese neural networks. This application will take as input raw metagenomic sequencing data from a microbial community and output refined bins of contigs that represent individual microbial genomes. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to create MetaBinner:

1. **Setup**: Begin by setting up a virtual environment and installing necessary packages including SemiBin, as well as other dependencies such as numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, and matplotlib for data handling and visualization.
2. **Data Input**: Design a user-friendly interface where users can upload their raw metagenomic sequencing data files (typically in FASTQ format).
3. **Preprocessing**: Implement preprocessing steps within MetaBinner to clean and prepare the sequencing data for analysis. This might include quality control measures and trimming adapters.
4. **SemiBin Integration**: Utilize SemiBin to perform the core task of metagenomic binning. Ensure that your application configures SemiBin appropriately to leverage its siamese neural network capabilities effectively.
5. **Output Generation**: After processing, generate output files containing the binned contigs. Each bin should ideally represent a distinct genome from the microbial community.
6. **Visualization**: Include a feature to visualize the results. Use matplotlib or a similar library to plot graphs showing the distribution of contigs across different bins.
7. **Reporting**: Create a summary report for each bin, detailing key statistics like number of contigs, estimated genome size, GC content, etc.
8. **User Interface**: Develop a simple web-based interface for MetaBinner, allowing users to upload their data, view progress, and download the final results.
9. **Testing & Validation**: Rigorously test MetaBinner using publicly available datasets to ensure accuracy and reliability of the binning process.
10. **Documentation**: Provide comprehensive documentation explaining how to use MetaBinner, including setup instructions, usage examples, and expected outputs.