Python License

Python License
AuthorCorporation for National Research Initiatives
Latest version2.11 and newer
SPDX identifierPython-2.0, Python-2.0.1
FSF approvedYes[1]
OSI approvedYes
GPL compatibleSome versions[1][2]
CopyleftNo

The Python License is a deprecated permissive computer software license created by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). It was used for versions 1.6 and 2.0 of the Python programming language, both released in the year 2000.

The Python License is similar to the BSD License and, while it is a free software license, its wording in some versions meant that it was incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) used by a great deal of free software including the Linux kernel. For this reason CNRI retired the license in 2001, and the license of current releases is the Python Software Foundation License.[3]

  1. ^ a b "License of Python 1.6a2 and earlier versions". Free Software Foundation. List of licenses.
    "License of Python 1.6b1 through 2.0 and 2.1". Free Software Foundation. List of licenses.
    "License of Python 2.0.1, 2.1.1, and newer versions". Free Software Foundation. List of licenses.
  2. ^ History and License Python
  3. ^ "Python 3.3.4 license". Retrieved April 15, 2014.