athena-python-docx

v0.15.2 suspicious
6.0
Medium Risk

Drop-in replacement for python-docx that connects to Athena's Superdoc/Keryx collaborative document stack

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits signs of obfuscation and has moderate risks associated with network and metadata aspects, raising concerns about its legitimacy and potential for malicious activity.

  • High obfuscation risk due to base64 decoding
  • Moderate network risk indicating possible unauthorized data transmission
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: The package makes network requests which may indicate legitimate functionality like fetching updates or documentation, but could also suggest unauthorized data transmission.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns were detected in the provided code snippets.
  • Obfuscation: The presence of base64 decoding without clear justification suggests potential obfuscation to hide code logic.
  • Credentials: No clear patterns indicative of credential harvesting were detected.
  • Metadata: The package shows some red flags with a missing author name and an author with only one package, suggesting potential low credibility.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Low (4.4/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present — 6 test file(s) found

  • Test runner config found: conftest.py
  • Test runner config found: pyproject.toml
  • 6 test file(s) detected (e.g. conftest.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (1322 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 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 472 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 score 7.5

Found 5 network call pattern(s)

  • dy).encode("utf-8") req = urllib.request.Request( # noqa: S310 url, data=payload,
  • ) try: with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp: # noqa: S310
  • import __version__ req = urllib.request.Request( # noqa: S310 url, data=body,
  • encode("utf-8") req = urllib.request.Request( url, data=raw,
  • ion/json"}, ) urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=_HTTP_TIMEOUT).close() except (urll
⚠ Code Obfuscation score 6.0

Found 3 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • y: return base64.b64decode(b64) except (ValueError, TypeError):
  • payload = base64.b64decode(b64) except (ValueError, TypeError):
  • meta try: return base64.b64decode(b64), mime except (ValueError, TypeError): retur
✓ 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: athenaintelligence.ai>

✓ 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 athena-python-docx 
Create a collaborative document editor mini-app using the 'athena-python-docx' package, which serves as a drop-in replacement for 'python-docx' but integrates with Athena's Superdoc/Keryx collaborative document stack. Your goal is to develop a simple web-based application where multiple users can simultaneously edit the same Word document in real-time. This application will allow users to log in, create new documents, open existing ones, and collaborate on them. Here’s a detailed plan of how to achieve this:

1. **Setup Project Environment**
   - Initialize a new Python virtual environment.
   - Install Flask for the web framework, SQLAlchemy for database management, and 'athena-python-docx' for handling document operations.

2. **User Authentication System**
   - Implement a basic user registration and login system using Flask-Login.
   - Store user credentials securely using Flask-Security or similar packages.

3. **Document Management Features**
   - Allow users to create new documents through the web interface.
   - Use 'athena-python-docx' to generate these documents and save them to a server directory.
   - Provide functionality to open and view documents, leveraging 'athena-python-docx' for reading document contents.

4. **Real-Time Collaboration**
   - Integrate WebSocket technology (using Flask-SocketIO) to enable real-time updates.
   - When a user edits a document, use 'athena-python-docx' to modify the document locally and then broadcast the changes to other connected users.
   - Ensure all users see the updated content in real-time.

5. **Additional Features**
   - Implement version control so users can revert to previous versions of their documents.
   - Add a commenting system where users can leave comments on specific parts of the document.
   - Include a chat feature within the document editing interface for users to communicate about the document.

6. **Testing and Deployment**
   - Thoroughly test your application for security vulnerabilities and performance issues.
   - Deploy the application using a cloud service provider like AWS or Heroku.

By following these steps, you'll create a robust, collaborative document editor that leverages the power of 'athena-python-docx' to provide seamless document management and real-time collaboration capabilities.

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