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Use defusedxml for sax.parse().#1228

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Use defusedxml for sax.parse().#1228
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Switch from xml.sax.parse to defusedxml.sax.parse to protect against XML vulnerabilities (XXE, billion laughs, etc.).

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this has been suggested before however it's not relevant as you're running against checked in source not arbitrary user data so the "vulnerabilities" aren't relevant

@asottile asottile closed this Dec 31, 2025
@elliotwutingfeng elliotwutingfeng deleted the xml branch December 31, 2025 12:31
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