Re: [python-uk] Reviewing third-party packages

2017-07-28 Thread PyUK
Patrick, All of the above are good =indeed - am still digesting... You could also use the following to check for known vulnerabilities https://www.openhub.net/explore/projects Thank you for this - I had forgotten about BlackDuck (have apparently fallen off their mailing list). Will ha

Re: [python-uk] Reviewing third-party packages

2017-07-28 Thread PyUK
Thank you James, this starts to summarise specific concerns: The other thing I try and push is to ensure that alternatives are considered where appropriate - which is a bit more contextual, but it's very easy to jump to "I want to use this" long before checking if there are better alternatives

Re: [python-uk] Reviewing third-party packages

2017-07-28 Thread James Cheese
We do similar with a checklist for the practicalities (though I for one still have no good solution for guaranteeing the security of code beyond reviewing it line-by-line...) - we've gone slightly more general so as to apply to "technologies" as well as just libraries, but our process is roughly:

Re: [python-uk] Reviewing third-party packages

2017-07-28 Thread Patrick Morris
On 28/07/2017 05:54, Steve - Gadget Barnes wrote: On 28/07/2017 00:27, p...@getaroundtoit.co.uk wrote: S, (Andy and Mike) Yes, you've hit a couple of pertinent points; and it might make for an interesting project. However, I was looking for a check-list or similar which I can give to the per