Is Wheel Safe?

Wheel — Nerq Trust Score 75.8/100 (B+ grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-09-08

Wheel is a Python package with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-09-08 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-09-08. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Wheel safe?

Trust Score Breakdown — Wheel has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-09-08).

Security Analysis → Wheel Privacy Report →

What is Wheel's trust score?

Wheel has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100, earning a B+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Wheel?

Wheel's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Wheel and who maintains it?

AuthorUnknown
CategoryPython Packages
SourceN/A

Wheel Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Wheel
46/100 · nuget
wheel
46/100 · crates

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Safety Guide: Wheel

What is Wheel?

Wheel is a Python package — Command line tool for manipulating wheel files.

How to Verify Safety

Run pip audit or safety check. Review on PyPI for download stats.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=wheel

Key Safety Concerns for Python package

When evaluating any Python package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious uploads, maintenance status.

Measured Signals

Wheel has a Nerq Trust Score of 76/100 (B+). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance100/100
Popularity100/100
Quality40/100
Community35/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Wheel collect?

Wheel is a Python package maintained by Unknown. It receives approximately 133,785,316 weekly downloads.

As a development package, Wheel does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.

Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.

Full analysis: Wheel Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Wheel secure?

Security score: 90/100. Wheel has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

License information not available. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Wheel Security Report

Wheel Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Wheel (nuget, 46/100)wheel (crates, 46/100)

How we calculated this score

Wheel's trust score of 75.8/100 (B+) is computed from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (100/100), popularity (100/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

Signals last measured on September 08, 2026. Data version: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wheel Safe?
wheel with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100).
What is Wheel's trust score?
wheel: 75.8/100 (B+). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=wheel
What are safer alternatives to Wheel?
In the Python Packages category, more Python packages are being analyzed — check back soon. wheel scores 75.8/100.
Does Wheel have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Wheel against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Is Wheel actively maintained?
Wheel maintenance score: N/A. Check the repository for recent commit activity and issue responsiveness.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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