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Bandit: Open-Source Tool Designed to Find Security Issues in Python Code

Bandit is an open‑source Python security scanner maintained by the PyCQA community. It parses source files and flags risky patterns such as unsafe eval calls, weak cryptography, hard‑coded credentials, and insecure temporary file handling. Each finding is annotated with severity and confidence scores, allowing teams to prioritize remediation. The tool integrates easily with CI pipelines, supports configuration via command‑line or pyproject.toml, and offers baseline reporting to isolate new issues.