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MySQL Connector/Python 2.1
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MySQL Connector/Python
Copyright (c) 2009, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

License information can be found in the LICENSE.txt file.


Documentation & Examples
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Documentation for all Connector/Python versions can be found online here:

 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-python/en/index.html

The source distribution of Connector/Python also contains example scripts.
They can be found in the examples/ directory.


License
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This is a release of MySQL Connector/Python, Oracle's dual-
license Python Driver for MySQL. For the avoidance of
doubt, this particular copy of the software is released
under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
MySQL Connector/Python is brought to you by Oracle.

Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

License information can be found in the LICENSE.txt file.

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Connector/Python (specified GPL-licensed MySQL client libraries)
despite the fact that not all such FOSS licenses are 
compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
Therefore there are special exceptions to the terms and
conditions of the GPLv2 as applied to these client libraries, 
which are identified and described in more detail in the 
FOSS License Exception at
<http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>

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This distribution may include materials developed by third
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