as-dict-rec

v0.1.1 suspicious
4.0
Medium Risk

Reduce a complex Python structure to basic types

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package shows low risk in terms of direct threats like network calls, shell execution, and obfuscation, but the metadata raises concerns with missing author information and an inactive maintainer, suggesting potential issues with accountability and maintenance.

  • Absence of author name
  • Inactive maintainer account
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal for most utility packages.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate risk from command execution.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The package has some red flags such as an absent author name and a new/inactive maintainer account, but no clear signs of typosquatting or malicious intent.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Low (4.6/10)

◈ Medium Test Suite 6.0

Partial test coverage signals detected

  • 2 test file(s) detected (e.g. __init__.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (1862 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 7.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • Classifier: Typing :: Typed
  • Type checker (mypy / pyright / pytype) referenced in project
  • 7 type-annotated function signatures (partial)
○ 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

No shell execution patterns detected

Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: ringlet.net>

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

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Create a utility application named 'ComplexStructSimplifier' using Python that simplifies complex data structures into dictionaries of primitive types for easier manipulation and analysis. This utility will take any Python object (e.g., lists, dictionaries, sets, tuples, custom objects) and convert it into a dictionary containing only basic types such as integers, floats, strings, booleans, and NoneType. The utility should handle nested structures gracefully, converting each level down to the simplest form possible.

### Core Functionality:
- **Input Handling**: Accept various inputs like lists, dictionaries, sets, tuples, and custom objects.
- **Conversion Logic**: Use the 'as-dict-rec' package to recursively convert complex structures into dictionaries with only primitive types.
- **Output Display**: Print the simplified dictionary in a readable format.
- **Error Handling**: Provide meaningful error messages if the input cannot be processed (e.g., unsupported types).

### Additional Features:
- **Command Line Interface (CLI)**: Allow users to run the utility from the command line, passing the object they want to simplify as an argument.
- **File Input/Output**: Support reading input from a file and writing the simplified output back to a file.
- **GUI Interface**: Develop a simple graphical user interface (using Tkinter or similar) where users can paste complex structures and see the simplified version.
- **Customizable Output**: Include options to customize how the output is displayed (e.g., pretty-printing).
- **Logging**: Implement logging to track when and how the utility was used, which could be useful for debugging and improving the tool over time.

### Steps to Build:
1. Install the necessary packages ('as-dict-rec', tkinter for GUI, argparse for CLI).
2. Define the main conversion function utilizing 'as-dict-rec' for the recursive conversion.
3. Create a CLI using argparse for command-line interaction.
4. Add functionality for file I/O within the CLI.
5. Develop a simple GUI using Tkinter that allows users to input complex structures and view the simplified result.
6. Implement logging for tracking usage and errors.
7. Test the utility thoroughly with various types of inputs to ensure robustness.
8. Document the code and provide instructions on how to use the utility.

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