guarddog is a CLI tool developed by DataDog to identify malicious PyPI and npm packages. Key features:
Helps identify malicious packages before installation
Supports both PyPI and npm packages
Active development by DataDog security team
1060+ stars on GitHub
Important tool for supply chain security
This is a well-maintained security tool that doesn't fit other categories but is highly useful for Python developers.
Changes
Added guarddog entry in alphabetical order after boltons in the Miscellaneous section.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.
## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/3069
**Author:** [@Eruditi](https://github.com/Eruditi)
**Created:** 4/18/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `add-guarddog`
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### 📝 Commits (3)
- [`fd10ea1`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/fd10ea13b19cf5748d0a15551a1ea5d4c5e77ac2) Add mistletoe to Markdown section
- [`2d8a5ca`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/2d8a5cacd795eb7c4d3dd7769500b2badcc3c9c0) Add guarddog to Miscellaneous section
- [`8b5c4cf`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/8b5c4cf11ef6c4a75c4610a6835d09c4aa347053) Add guarddog to Miscellaneous section
### 📊 Changes
**1 file changed** (+2 additions, -2 deletions)
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### 📄 Description
## Summary
Add guarddog to the Miscellaneous section.
## Impact
guarddog is a CLI tool developed by DataDog to identify malicious PyPI and npm packages. Key features:
- Helps identify malicious packages before installation
- Supports both PyPI and npm packages
- Active development by DataDog security team
- 1060+ stars on GitHub
- Important tool for supply chain security
This is a well-maintained security tool that doesn't fit other categories but is highly useful for Python developers.
## Changes
Added guarddog entry in alphabetical order after boltons in the Miscellaneous section.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/3069
Author: @Eruditi
Created: 4/18/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
master← Head:add-guarddog📝 Commits (3)
fd10ea1Add mistletoe to Markdown section2d8a5caAdd guarddog to Miscellaneous section8b5c4cfAdd guarddog to Miscellaneous section📊 Changes
1 file changed (+2 additions, -2 deletions)
View changed files
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README.md(+2 -2)📄 Description
Summary
Add guarddog to the Miscellaneous section.
Impact
guarddog is a CLI tool developed by DataDog to identify malicious PyPI and npm packages. Key features:
This is a well-maintained security tool that doesn't fit other categories but is highly useful for Python developers.
Changes
Added guarddog entry in alphabetical order after boltons in the Miscellaneous section.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.