To connect to an AS400 over Python, do we have to pay for IBMs driver license?

[gulsumramazanoglu at gmail.com]

Hi, 

I just wonder a point about connecting to an AS400 DB2 over Python and if you can shed some light, I will be happy... To connect to a DB2 of a remote AS400 over any one of the Python DB API interfaces (ibm_db, pyodbc, pyDB2 or any other one) from Python on Windows, in any case do we have to pay for the license of the IBM ODBC driver? I tried ibm_db and it seems its for free to connect to a DB2 on Windows, but due to pay for a license to connect to  a remote AS400.. Is there any other way of connecting to a remote AS400 without IBM licensing "solutions", from Python3.x?... 

Thank you in advance..