PP3E error

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--- El mar 18-nov-08, ryan <silas428 at gmail.com> escribió:

> I got it to work, just added the PP3E folder to
> Lib\site-packages. thanks very much I have been wanting
> to mke a text editor for some time. I also have another  
> question, what is the book's software licensed under?
> can i make changes to the program and sell the program as my
> own or do I have to give credit to the book and mark lutz?

Excerpt from the book Preface:

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Using Code Examples

This book is here to help you get your job done. In general, you may use the code in this book in your programs and documentation. You do not need to contact us for permission unless you're reproducing a significant portion of the code. For example, writing a program that uses several chunks of code from this book does not require permission. Selling or distributing a CD-ROM of examples from O'Reilly books does require permission. Answering a question by citing this book and quoting example code does not require permission. Incorporating a significant amount of example code from this book into your product's documentation does require permission.

We appreciate, but do not require, attribution. An attribution usually includes the title, author, publisher, and ISBN. For example: "Python Programming, Third Edition, by Mark Lutz. Copyright 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc., 978-0-596-00925-0."
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So if you use "a significant portion of the code" you are required to ask O'Reilly for permission. IANAL, but in my opinion you'll have to do much more than "make changes to the program" in order to rightfully consider the final product your own creation instead of a derivative work.

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