archimedes

v0.4.5 suspicious
4.0
Medium Risk

Python framework for modeling, simulation, and controls development

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits a high level of code obfuscation, which raises concerns about its transparency and potential for hiding malicious behavior. However, there are no direct indications of malicious activities such as network calls or shell executions.

  • High obfuscation risk
  • Low network and shell risks
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal unless the package requires external services.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate risk of unauthorized system command execution.
  • Obfuscation: The obfuscation pattern observed is indicative of attempts to hide code logic, potentially to evade detection or analysis.
  • Credentials: No clear patterns of credential harvesting are present.
  • Metadata: The package shows low maintenance effort and the author may be new or inactive, but there are no clear signs of malicious intent.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (6.6/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present — 3 test file(s) found

  • Test runner config found: pyproject.toml
  • 3 test file(s) detected (e.g. test_cfilter.py)
✦ High Documentation 9.0

Well-documented package

  • Documentation URL: "Documentation" -> https://pinetreelabs.github.io/archimedes/
  • 20 documentation file(s) (e.g. conf.py)
  • Detailed PyPI description (10043 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 2.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • No CONTRIBUTING, CODE_OF_CONDUCT, or governance files found
◈ Medium Type Annotations 7.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • Type checker (mypy / pyright / pytype) referenced in project
  • 181 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
◈ Medium Multiple Contributors 6.0

Limited contributor diversity

  • 2 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in pinetreelabs/archimedes
  • Two distinct contributors found

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation score 4.0

Found 2 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • luate numerically def eval(self, dm_arg): # Here cb_args is a list with a s
  • ) return getattr(__import__("archimedes.spatial", fromlist=[name]), name) raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has n
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: gmail.com>

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History

Repository pinetreelabs/archimedes appears legitimate

Maintainer History score 6.0

3 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
  • Package has no PyPI classifiers (low effort / metadata quality)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with archimedes
Create a small but comprehensive application using the 'archimedes' Python package to simulate and control a simple robotic arm. This robotic arm will have two joints and should be capable of moving to specific coordinates within a defined workspace. The application should include the following components:

1. **Modeling**: Define the kinematic model of the robotic arm, including joint angles and link lengths.
2. **Simulation**: Implement a real-time graphical simulation of the robotic arm's movement based on user input or predefined paths.
3. **Control**: Develop a basic control algorithm (such as PID control) to move the robotic arm to a target position smoothly.
4. **User Interface**: Create a simple GUI that allows users to input target positions and visualize the robotic arm's movements.
5. **Documentation**: Provide clear documentation explaining how each part of the application works and how it leverages the 'archimedes' package.

The application should demonstrate the core functionalities of 'archimedes', such as defining and manipulating models, integrating simulations, and implementing control strategies. Additionally, ensure that the code is well-structured and reusable, showcasing best practices in Python development.

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