PSF License Agreement and copyright notice must be retained
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- PSF License Agreement Version 2, clause 2: the grant is conditional on PSF's License Agreement and PSF's copyright notice ("Copyright (c) 2001 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved") being retained in Python alone or in any derivative version the Licensee prepares. Redistributed copies, embedded runtimes and modified builds must carry the licence text and notice. (page undated; as published on 2026-09-27)
- Applies when
- Redistributing CPython in source or binary form, including bundling or embedding it in another product.
- Applies to
- Python (CPython) and derivative versions.