ansys-ptw

v0.3.0 suspicious
5.0
Medium Risk

PyTurboWizard (PTW) provides Pythonic way to setup & run a turbomachinery simulation with Ansys Fluent.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package shows some signs of potential risk due to shell execution with hidden output and incomplete maintainer information, suggesting possible attempts to conceal behavior or lack of maintenance oversight.

  • Shell execution with stdout suppressed
  • Incomplete author and maintainer information
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected.
  • Shell: Shell execution with stdout suppressed may indicate an attempt to hide behavior, but without additional context, it's hard to determine if it's malicious.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The author information is incomplete and the maintainer seems new or inactive, raising some suspicion.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Low (3.2/10)

○ Low Test Suite 1.0

No test suite detected

  • No test files or test-runner configuration detected
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (3496 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 60 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
○ Low Multiple Contributors 1.0

Unable to verify contributor count: no GitHub repository found

  • No GitHub repository linked — contributor count unavailable

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

Shell / Subprocess Execution score 4.0

Found 2 shell execution pattern(s)

  • uts has been ensured. subprocess.Popen(commandlist, cwd=fl_workingDir, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
  • uts has been ensured. subprocess.Popen(commandlist, cwd=workingDir, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL) # n
Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: ansys.com>

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History

No GitHub repository linked

  • No GitHub repository link found
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 ansys-ptw
Create a Python-based mini-application named 'TurbineSim' that leverages the Ansys PTW package to automate the setup and execution of turbomachinery simulations using Ansys Fluent. This application should enable users to input basic parameters such as inlet flow conditions, geometry specifications, and desired output metrics. The app will then generate a fluent case file, set up the necessary boundary conditions, and run the simulation.

Key Features:
1. User Interface: Develop a simple command-line interface for ease of use.
2. Parameter Input: Allow users to specify parameters like inlet velocity, pressure, temperature, and geometry dimensions.
3. Case File Generation: Automatically create a .cas file based on the user inputs.
4. Simulation Execution: Run the Ansys Fluent simulation using the generated case file.
5. Result Visualization: Display key results such as efficiency, power, and performance curves.
6. Error Handling: Implement robust error handling to guide users through common issues.
7. Documentation: Provide comprehensive documentation on how to install dependencies and run the application.

How 'ansys-ptw' is Utilized:
- Use 'ansys-ptw' to define the physical model and meshing requirements.
- Leverage the package's capabilities to set up boundary conditions efficiently.
- Automate the process of running the Fluent solver and extracting results.
- Employ the post-processing features of 'ansys-ptw' to visualize and interpret the simulation outcomes.

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