Python License

<h2 id="origin">Origin</h2>
<p>Python was created by <a href="/facts/Guido_van_Rossum/xADcJVjl">Guido van Rossum</a> and the initial copyright was held by his employer, the <a href="/facts/Centrum_Wiskunde_%2526_Informatica/GkPrQHzL">Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica</a> (CWI). During this time Python was distributed under a GPL-compatible variant of the <a href="/facts/Historical_Permission_Notice_and_Disclaimer/McBHEeCQ">Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer</a> license.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> CNRI obtained ownership of Python when Van Rossum became employed there, and after some years they drafted a new license for the language.
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<h2 id="retirement">Retirement</h2>
<p>The Python License includes a clause stating that the license is governed by the State of <a href="/facts/Virginia%2c_United_States/WSyGxzaH">Virginia, United States</a>. The <a href="/facts/Python_Software_Foundation_License/MsT7hKLV">Python Software Foundation License</a>; Python 1.6.1 differs from Python 1.6 only in some minor bug fixes and new GPL-compatible licensing terms.
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Python 3.3.4 license". Retrieved April 15, 2014. <a href="https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.4/license" target="_blank">https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.4/license</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Python 2.5 license (with historical notes)". Python.org. Retrieved March 31, 2008. <a href="https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/license" target="_blank">https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/license</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Python License