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Re:Malicious software libraries found in PyPI posing as well... by striking on Friday September 15, 2017 @12:19PM (#15258339)
This used to be super common, though. I see it all the time in legacy apps.
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Re:Malicious software libraries found in PyPI posing as well... by acdha on Friday September 15, 2017 @01:11PM (#15258830)
Yes – to the degree that it's uncommon now that's because many people in the community spent years loudly advising against it.
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