Questions tagged [python]
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Can a non-GPL python program use GPL Python module?
Suppose I have a Python library which is distributed under the GPL license. I would like to use that library in my program, that I may eventually want to distribute under non-GPL terms.
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What is the correct way to add license information to source code?
I have recently released some projects on GitHub and its catching people's attention(I had released earlier too but they were just for learning and didn't carry much weight).
But I think I made a ...
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GPL and Python import statement
If a Python module X is licensed under GPL and a Python script or module Y imports X, does it make Y necessarily GPL also?
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Optional GPL dependency in commercial Python application
I am developing a commerical clock application ("JJClock"), which is written in Python. What I will deliver to my customers will either be a .pyc file or a .so file ("compiled") with Cython -- the ...
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Do I need to include the license for all dependencies declared in a setup.py?
Let's say I'm making a library called X, which has a dependency on requests (which is under the Apache 2.0 license). For X's setup.py, I declare the following:
setup(
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Best way to include GPL-licensed code in an MIT-licensed library
I am currently developing a Python library under an MIT license (let's call it mylib). I have, however, come across what may be a minor hurdle. I want to include an optional GPL-licensed dependency.
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Understanding GPL & LGPL: Free Software with zero-cost, proprietary libraries
Background:
This question is derived from a previous question.
I am writing a Blender add-on which enables the use of Blender with a piece of hardware (i.e., a lightfield display). Blender and the ...
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Can I use dual license for a python package which uses library with GPL license?
I have created a python package with several files and directories out of which only one particular module requires a library (PyQt) with GPL license. Since GPL license of the used library puts a ...
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Understanding GPL: Blender Add-on + System Library
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I am writing a Blender add-on which enables the use of Blender with a piece of hardware (i.e., a lightfield display). Blender and the use of the specific Python API, which is ...
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How can i use pandasgui commercially if the pyqt library used is not free for commercial use?
pandasgui allows commercial use under the MIT license but I noticed the library used includes PYQT5 which is under the GPL v3 licence how is that possible ?
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