pypa/pipx

25.7

Adjusted Score

25.7

Raw Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-08-25

Last Push

12.9K

Stars

Python

Language

34.5K

Lines of Code

166

Files

919

Pattern Hits

2026-08-29

Scan Date

0.02

HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score: Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score: The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor: The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits: Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate: High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files: Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.

Severity Breakdown

Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 4MEDIUM 7LOW 908

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 919 distinct pattern matches across 9 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers658 hits · 619 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/test_requires_python.py	42	def test_rejected_constraint_reads_the_backend_complaint(output: str, expected: str \| None) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_requires_python.py	58	def test_unsatisfied_constraint_reports_only_a_mismatch(	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	83	def test_interpreter_for_takes_the_newest_installed_match(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	89	def test_interpreter_for_skips_a_version_the_system_lacks(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	95	def test_interpreter_for_accepts_a_patch_above_a_lower_bound(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	101	def test_interpreter_for_rejects_a_patch_above_an_upper_bound(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	107	def test_interpreter_for_rejects_every_patch_below_a_lower_bound(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	114	def test_interpreter_for_fetches_when_the_caller_allows_it(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	120	def test_interpreter_for_reports_a_system_without_a_match(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_requires_python.py	127	def test_interpreter_for_reports_a_constraint_no_release_meets() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_requires_python.py	144	def project_excluding_this_python(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_requires_python.py	164	def test_install_moves_to_a_python_the_package_supports(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_transaction.py	11	def test_preserve_venv_keeps_the_backup_out_of_the_venv_namespace() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_transaction.py	24	def test_preserve_venv_restores_the_backup_on_failure() -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_ensurepath.py	55	def test_ensure_path_dry_run_does_not_append(mock_userpath: FakeUserpath, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_ensurepath.py	65	def test_ensure_path_dry_run_reports_prepend(mock_userpath: FakeUserpath, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_ensurepath.py	73	def test_ensure_path_non_dry_run_still_appends(mock_userpath: FakeUserpath, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_ensurepath.py	81	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_dry_run_footer(mock_userpath: FakeUserpath, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	110	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_global_updates_system_profile(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	126	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_global_skips_userpath(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	137	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_global_dry_run_does_not_write(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	150	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_global_configuration_is_world_readable(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	163	def test_ensure_pipx_paths_global_reports_existing_configuration(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	179	def test_ensurepath_cli_global_writes_system_configuration(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	63	def test_inject_json_reports_locked_environment(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	98	def test_inject_json_reports_already_installed(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	130	def test_inject_json_reports_partial_failure(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	174	def test_inject_json_reports_no_packages(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	221	def test_inject_rejects_pylock(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	250	def test_inject_single_package(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	281	def test_inject_main_package_extra(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	312	def test_inject_simple_global() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	319	def test_inject_simple_legacy_venv(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	353	def test_inject_include_resources_from_dependency(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	373	def test_inject_main_package_preserves_included_dependency(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	386	def test_inject_force_replaces_included_dependency_resources(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	406	def test_inject_include_resources_from_missing_dependency_rolls_back(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	434	def test_inject_with_req_file(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	482	def test_force_inject_reinstalls_without_storing_force(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:	STRING
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	503	def test_inject_inherits_cooldown(	STRING
LOW	tests/test_result_contract.py	43	def test_contract_success_envelope(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_result_contract.py	56	def test_contract_error_envelope_names_the_failure(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_result_contract.py	68	def test_contract_dispatch_error_uses_the_envelope(	CODE
LOW	tests/conftest.py	83	def make_project_with_dependency(root: Path, tmp_path: Path) -> Callable[[str], Path]:	STRING
LOW	tests/conftest.py	125	def copied_dependency_resource(	STRING
LOW	tests/test_list.py	52	def test_list_allows_read_only_venv_lock(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	143	def test_list_returns_problem_for_corrupt_metadata(metadata: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	152	def test_list_suffix_legacy_venv(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str], metadata_version: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	234	def test_list_json_rejects_human_filter(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	246	def test_list_selected_package_text(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	258	def test_list_selected_packages_json(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	278	def test_list_selected_package_short(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	292	def test_list_selected_package_with_suffix(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	302	def test_list_selected_package_pinned(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	314	def test_list_rejects_missing_selected_package(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	322	def test_list_injected_apps_without_symlinks(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	337	def test_list_waits_for_install(tmp_path: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	363	def test_install_does_not_wait_for_other_environment(tmp_path: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	402	def test_list_standalone_interpreter(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	428	def test_list_does_not_trigger_maintenance() -> None:	CODE
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Unused Imports165 hits · 148 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	get-pipx.py	2	CODE
LOW	hatch_build.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_requires_python.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_transaction.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/package_info.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_ensurepath.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_inject.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_result_contract.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/conftest.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_list.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_uninstall.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_max_logs.py	3	CODE
LOW	tests/test_common.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_animate.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_uninject.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_venv_inspect.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_pin.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_unpin.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_install_all.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_backends_install.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_script.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_run.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_expose.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_upgrade.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_imports.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_uninstall_all.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_reinstall.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_venv.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_completions_expose.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_shared_libs.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_execute.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_manifest.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_util.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_upgrade_shared.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_pth_encoding.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_outdated.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_standalone_interpreter.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_pipx_metadata_file.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_subprocess_env.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_upgrade_all.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_docs_urls.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_paths.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_backends.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_health.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_self_managed.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_completions.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_runpip.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_interpreter.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_reset.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_package_specifier.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_run_uv.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_reinstall_all.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/helpers.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_main.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_install.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_cache.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_environment.py	1	CODE
LOW	tests/test_install_all_packages.py	16	CODE
LOW	tests/test_emojis.py	1	CODE
LOW	docs/conf.py	3	CODE
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Modern Structural Boilerplate54 hits · 50 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	hatch_build.py	27	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/animate.py	147	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW⚡	src/pipx/shared_libs.py	31	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/shared_libs.py	238	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/paths.py	175	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/util.py	596	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/package_specifier.py	26	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/package_specifier.py	319	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/venv.py	830	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/self_install.py	72	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/pipx_metadata_file.py	395	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/emojis.py	39	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/result.py	123	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/interpreter.py	19	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/interpreter.py	231	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/requires_python.py	124	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/standalone_python.py	384	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/main.py	62	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/main.py	2049	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/script.py	209	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/script.py	249	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/venv_inspect.py	30	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/venv_inspect.py	558	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/backends/_base.py	160	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/backends/__init__.py	70	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/backends/uv.py	322	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/backends/pip.py	181	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/pin.py	118	def _update_pin_info(venv: Venv, package_name: str, *, is_main_package: bool, pinned: bool) -> None:	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/pin.py	178	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/run.py	638	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/list_packages.py	20	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/list_packages.py	180	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/manifest.py	477	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/health.py	188	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/transaction.py	44	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/execute.py	65	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/reset.py	127	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/run_uv.py	181	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/cache.py	44	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/__init__.py	29	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/uninject.py	36	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/uninject.py	271	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/commands/run_pip.py	135	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/upgrade.py	545	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/commands/inject.py	363	__all__ = [	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/commands/interpreter.py	215	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/common.py	724	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/ensure_path.py	17	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/uninstall.py	242	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/environment.py	102	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/install.py	913	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/outdated.py	292	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/expose.py	152	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/reinstall.py	327	__all__ = [	CODE

Deep Nesting22 hits · 22 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	tests/conftest.py	334	CODE
LOW	tests/helpers.py	124	CODE
LOW	scripts/release.py	44	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/animate.py	83	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/venv.py	220	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/venv.py	385	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/venv.py	691	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/pipx_metadata_file.py	257	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/standalone_python.py	152	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/standalone_python.py	184	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/standalone_python.py	238	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/venv_inspect.py	76	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/pin.py	18	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/list_packages.py	97	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/list_packages.py	120	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/manifest.py	43	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/manifest.py	352	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/upgrade.py	84	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/interpreter.py	118	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/install.py	58	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/install.py	625	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/outdated.py	169	CODE

Self-Referential Comments6 hits · 20 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM⚡	tests/test_shared_libs.py	64	# Create a fake venv structure	COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡	tests/test_shared_libs.py	71	# Create a pyvenv.cfg pointing to a non-existent Python	COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡	tests/test_shared_libs.py	81	# Create a fake venv structure	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test_shared_libs.py	94	# Create a pyvenv.cfg pointing to the existing Python	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/pipx/interpreter.py	141	# The following code was copied from https://github.com/uranusjr/pipx-standalone	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/pipx/main.py	1954	"# This file is a cache directory tag created by pipx.\n"	STRING

Cross-Language Confusion4 hits · 18 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
HIGH	tests/test_pipx_metadata_file.py	180	.replace('"cooldown_days": null, ', "")	CODE
HIGH	scripts/release.py	31	repo.git.push(push_target, "HEAD:main")	CODE
HIGH	scripts/release.py	32	repo.git.push(push_target, str(tag))	CODE
HIGH	src/pipx/constants.py	107	autoload -U compinit && compinit	STRING

Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping5 hits · 6 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	src/pipx/shared_libs.py	229	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/main.py	1656	except Exception as e:	STRING
LOW	src/pipx/main.py	2037	except Exception:	CODE
MEDIUM	src/pipx/main.py	1863	def setup_log_file() -> Path:	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/run.py	632	except Exception as error:	CODE

AI Structural Patterns4 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	src/pipx/util.py	191	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/run.py	87	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/upgrade.py	203	CODE
LOW	src/pipx/commands/install.py	58	CODE

Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	src/pipx/util.py	223	# Set PYTHONSAFEPATH to prevent adding CWD to sys.path in subprocess Python commands	COMMENT

Analysis Overview

What These Metrics Mean

Score History

Severity Breakdown

Directory Score Breakdown

Pattern Findings