HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE

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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 by 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 developement team moved to BeOpen.com to form tbe

BeOpen PythonLabs group. Python 2.0 is a derivative work of Python

1.6, developed by PythonLabs and many outside volunteers, under

Guido's direction.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.0

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BEOPEN LICENSE AGREEMENT

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CNRI LICENSE AGREEMENT

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Python 1.6 is made available subject to the terms and conditions in

CNRI's License Agreement. This Agreement may be located on the

Internet using the following unique, persistent identifier (known as a

handle): 1895.22/1011. This Agreement may also be obtained from a

proxy server on the Internet using the

URL:http://hdl.handle.net/1895.22/1011"

CWI PERMISSIONS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

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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

distribution of the software without specific, written prior

permission.

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THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND

FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH 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.