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py3-defusedxml-0.7.1p7

XML bomb protection for Python stdlib modules

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Description

The defusedxml package contains several Python-only workarounds and fixes for denial of service and other vulnerabilities in Python's XML libraries. In order to benefit from the protection you just have to import and use the listed functions / classes from the right defusedxml module instead of the original module.

Package information

Ports path
textproc/py-defusedxml
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
textproc, www, lang/python
Available flavors
None listed
Only for architectures
aarch64, amd64, arm, i386, mips64, mips64el, powerpc, powerpc64, riscv64, alpha, hppa, sparc64

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