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Anthropic Invests $1.5 Million in PSF to Bolster Python Security

The funding backs PSF security work to harden Python’s package ecosystem against supply-chain attacks.

Overview

  • PSF says Anthropic’s commitment will advance its security roadmap for CPython and PyPI to better protect millions of users from supply‑chain threats.
  • Planned projects include automated proactive review of all PyPI uploads plus creation of a dataset of known malware to enable capability‑based detection tools.
  • The foundation expects the resulting tooling to be transferable to other open‑source package repositories to raise security across ecosystems.
  • The two‑year investment will also support core PSF programs and infrastructure, including the Security Developer‑in‑Residence and operation of PyPI.
  • Anthropic did not detail its motives for the donation; separately it announced an expanded Labs with CPO Mike Krieger joining, Ami Vora leading Product, and leadership alignment to speed Claude product development.