This is the Debian GNU/Linux prepackaged version of the Python programming
language. Python was written by Guido van Rossum <guido@cwi.nl> and others.

This package was put together by Klee Dienes <klee@debian.org> from
sources from ftp.python.org:/pub/python, based on the Debianization by
the previous maintainers Bernd S. Brentrup <bsb@uni-muenster.de> and
Bruce Perens.

Current maintainer is Gregor Hoffleit <flight@debian.org>, who did also
work on the packaging of Python 2.

Copyright notice (as found in LICENSE in the original source).
--------------------------------------------------------------

The following text includes the Python license and licenses and
acknowledgements for incorporated software. The licenses can be read
in the HTML and texinfo versions of the documentation as well, after
installing the pythonx.y-doc package.


Python License
==============

A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE
==========================

Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting
Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a
language called ABC.  Guido is Python's principal author, although it
includes many contributions from others.  The last version released
from CWI was Python 1.2.  In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python
at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston,
Virginia where he released several versions of the software.  Python
1.6 was the last of the versions released by CNRI.  In 2000, Guido and
the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com to form the
BeOpen PythonLabs team.  Python 2.0 was the first and only release
from BeOpen.com.

Following the release of Python 1.6, and after Guido van Rossum left
CNRI to work with commercial software developers, it became clear that
the ability to use Python with software available under the GNU Public
License (GPL) was very desirable.  CNRI and the Free Software
Foundation (FSF) interacted to develop enabling wording changes to the
Python license.  Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6,
with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables
later versions to be GPL-compatible.  Python 2.1 is a derivative work
of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0.

After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the
other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations.  All
intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python
2.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is owned by the Python Software
Foundation (PSF), a non-profit modeled after the Apache Software
Foundation.  See http://www.python.org/psf/ for more information about
the PSF.

Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's
direction to make these releases possible.


B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON
===============================================================

PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT
---------------------

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("PSF"), and the Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and
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prepare derivative works, distribute, and otherwise use Python 2.1
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Python 2.1 alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.

3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
or incorporates Python 2.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
the changes made to Python 2.1.

4. PSF is making Python 2.1 available to Licensee on an "AS IS"
basis.  PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
2.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.1,
OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

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Virginia, excluding Virginia's conflict of law provisions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to derivative works based
on Python 2.1 that incorporate non-separable material that was
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8. By copying, installing or otherwise using Python 2.1, Licensee
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BEOPEN.COM TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PYTHON 2.0
----------------------------------------------

BEOPEN PYTHON OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT VERSION 1

1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between BeOpen.com ("BeOpen"), having an
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Individual or Organization ("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using
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2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this BeOpen Python License
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and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works, distribute, and
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DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
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SOFTWARE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS
AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY
DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

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CNRI OPEN SOURCE GPL-COMPATIBLE LICENSE AGREEMENT
-------------------------------------------------

1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is between the Corporation for National
Research Initiatives, having an office at 1895 Preston White Drive,
Reston, VA 20191 ("CNRI"), and the Individual or Organization
("Licensee") accessing and otherwise using Python 1.6.1 software in
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Agreement may also be obtained from a proxy server on the Internet
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3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
or incorporates Python 1.6.1 or any part thereof, and wants to make
the derivative work available to others as provided herein, then
Licensee hereby agrees to include in any such work a brief summary of
the changes made to Python 1.6.1.

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DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 1.6.1 WILL NOT
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5. CNRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON
1.6.1 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS
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Agreement only as to issues arising under or with respect to
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License Agreement shall be deemed to create any relationship of
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trade name in a trademark sense to endorse or promote products or
services of Licensee, or any third party.

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CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER
----------------------------------------

Copyright (c) 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.  All rights reserved.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch
Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
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THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.



Licenses and Acknowledgements for Incorporated Software
=======================================================

Mersenne Twister
----------------

The `_random' module includes code based on a download from
`http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/~matumoto/MT2002/emt19937ar.html'.  The
following are the verbatim comments from the original code:

     A C-program for MT19937, with initialization improved 2002/1/26.
     Coded by Takuji Nishimura and Makoto Matsumoto.

     Before using, initialize the state by using init_genrand(seed)
     or init_by_array(init_key, key_length).

     Copyright (C) 1997 - 2002, Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura,
     All rights reserved.

     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
     are met:

      1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
         notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

      2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
         notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
         documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

      3. The names of its contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
         products derived from this software without specific prior written
         permission.

     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
     "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
     LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
     A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
     OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
     TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
     PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
     LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
     NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
     SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

     Any feedback is very welcome.
     http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/matumoto/emt.html
     email: matumoto@math.keio.ac.jp


Sockets
-------

The `socket' module uses the functions, `getaddrinfo', and
`getnameinfo', which are coded in separate source files from the WIDE
Project, `http://www.wide.ad.jp/about/index.html'.

     Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 WIDE Project.
     All rights reserved.

     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
     are met:
     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
     3. Neither the name of the project nor the names of its contributors
        may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
        without specific prior written permission.

     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PROJECT AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
     GAI_ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
     IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
     ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROJECT OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
     FOR GAI_ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
     CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
     SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
     INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON GAI_ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER
     IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
     ARISING IN GAI_ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
     OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.


Floating point exception control
--------------------------------

The source for the `fpectl' module includes the following notice:

     ---------------------------------------------------------------------  
    /                       Copyright (c) 1996.                           \ 
   |          The Regents of the University of California.                 |
   |                        All rights reserved.                           |
   |                                                                       |
   |   Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for   |
   |   any purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this en-   |
   |   tire notice is included in all copies of any software which is or   |
   |   includes  a  copy  or  modification  of  this software and in all   |
   |   copies of the supporting documentation for such software.           |
   |                                                                       |
   |   This  work was produced at the University of California, Lawrence   |
   |   Livermore National Laboratory under  contract  no.  W-7405-ENG-48   |
   |   between  the  U.S.  Department  of  Energy and The Regents of the   |
   |   University of California for the operation of UC LLNL.              |
   |                                                                       |
   |                              DISCLAIMER                               |
   |                                                                       |
   |   This  software was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an   |
   |   agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States   |
   |   Government  nor the University of California nor any of their em-   |
   |   ployees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or  assumes  any   |
   |   liability  or  responsibility  for the accuracy, completeness, or   |
   |   usefulness of any information,  apparatus,  product,  or  process   |
   |   disclosed,   or  represents  that  its  use  would  not  infringe   |
   |   privately-owned rights. Reference herein to any specific  commer-   |
   |   cial  products,  process,  or  service  by trade name, trademark,   |
   |   manufacturer, or otherwise, does not  necessarily  constitute  or   |
   |   imply  its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United   |
   |   States Government or the University of California. The views  and   |
   |   opinions  of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or   |
   |   reflect those of the United States Government or  the  University   |
   |   of  California,  and shall not be used for advertising or product   |
    \  endorsement purposes.                                              / 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------


Cookie management
-----------------

The `Cookie' module contains the following notice:

      Copyright 2000 by Timothy O'Malley <timo@alum.mit.edu>

                     All Rights Reserved

      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
      and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby
      granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
      copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission
      notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of
      Timothy O'Malley  not be used in advertising or publicity
      pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written
      prior permission.

      Timothy O'Malley DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
      SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
      AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL Timothy O'Malley BE LIABLE FOR
      ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
      WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
      WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
      ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
      PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.


Profiling
---------

The `profile' and `pstats' modules contain the following notice:

      Copyright 1994, by InfoSeek Corporation, all rights reserved.
      Written by James Roskind

      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this Python software
      and its associated documentation for any purpose (subject to the
      restriction in the following sentence) without fee is hereby granted,
      provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies, and
      that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
      supporting documentation, and that the name of InfoSeek not be used in
      advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software
      without specific, written prior permission.  This permission is
      explicitly restricted to the copying and modification of the software
      to remain in Python, compiled Python, or other languages (such as C)
      wherein the modified or derived code is exclusively imported into a
      Python module.

      INFOSEEK CORPORATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
      SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
      FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL INFOSEEK CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY
      SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
      RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
      CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
      CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.


Execution tracing
-----------------

The `trace' module contains the following notice:

      portions copyright 2001, Autonomous Zones Industries, Inc., all rights...
      err...  reserved and offered to the public under the terms of the
      Python 2.2 license.
      Author: Zooko O'Whielacronx
      http://zooko.com/
      mailto:zooko@zooko.com

      Copyright 2000, Mojam Media, Inc., all rights reserved.
      Author: Skip Montanaro

      Copyright 1999, Bioreason, Inc., all rights reserved.
      Author: Andrew Dalke

      Copyright 1995-1997, Automatrix, Inc., all rights reserved.
      Author: Skip Montanaro

      Copyright 1991-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, all rights reserved.

      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this Python software and
      its associated documentation for any purpose without fee is hereby
      granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies,
      and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
      supporting documentation, and that the name of neither Automatrix,
      Bioreason or Mojam Media be used in advertising or publicity pertaining
      to distribution of the software without specific, written prior
      permission.


UUencode and UUdecode functions
-------------------------------

The `uu' module contains the following notice:

      Copyright 1994 by Lance Ellinghouse
      Cathedral City, California Republic, United States of America.
                             All Rights Reserved
      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
      documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
      provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
      both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
      supporting documentation, and that the name of Lance Ellinghouse
      not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution
      of the software without specific, written prior permission.
      LANCE ELLINGHOUSE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
      THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
      FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL LANCE ELLINGHOUSE CENTRUM BE LIABLE
      FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
      WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
      ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
      OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

      Modified by Jack Jansen, CWI, July 1995:
      - Use binascii module to do the actual line-by-line conversion
        between ascii and binary. This results in a 1000-fold speedup. The C
        version is still 5 times faster, though.
      - Arguments more compliant with python standard


XML Remote Procedure Calls
--------------------------

The `xmlrpclib' module contains the following notice:

          The XML-RPC client interface is

      Copyright (c) 1999-2002 by Secret Labs AB
      Copyright (c) 1999-2002 by Fredrik Lundh

      By obtaining, using, and/or copying this software and/or its
      associated documentation, you agree that you have read, understood,
      and will comply with the following terms and conditions:

      Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
      its associated documentation for any purpose and without fee is
      hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in
      all copies, and that both that copyright notice and this permission
      notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of
      Secret Labs AB or the author not be used in advertising or publicity
      pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written
      prior permission.

      SECRET LABS AB AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD
      TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-
      ABILITY AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL SECRET LABS AB OR THE AUTHOR
      BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY
      DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
      WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
      ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
      OF THIS SOFTWARE.
