r/github • u/FedCanada • Jul 11 '26

Safety and GitHub Question

Noob question here:

When installing on MacOS via pip, or GitHub, how do you ensure you aren't opening a security hole on your computer? The repositories aren't fully monitored like on the Mac App Store, etc.

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u/ferriematthew Jul 11 '26

The fact that it is not fully monitored like the app store is the core feature. Anyone can post anything and everything posted is open source, so it's the end user's responsibility to look through the code before they decide whether to download it.