[python-win32] Licensing requirement for usage of win32com APIs through python package (pywin32)

[Adil Mujeeb]

I couldnt see my question in
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/
I am not sure if it gets delivered or not.

Regards,
Adil

On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 12:19 AM Adil Mujeeb <mujeeb.adil at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> For my project work / application testing, instead of doing it manually i
> am trying to automate it. I want to use win32com APIs through python
> package (pywin32).
>
> What is the license clause if this python script will be used to test a
> commercial Application development?
>
> There are two aspects:
>
> 1. Usage of win32com APIs (of course running machine has valid Microsoft
> softwares)
> 2. Usage of python package (pywin32) inside my test script. On
> https://pypi.org/project/pywin32/ it mention as "OSI Approved :: Python
> Software Foundation License" for pywin32. My understanding is that it
> allows me to use it without any acknowledgement required as I am just using
> the package. OR if required, i can acknowledge in my testing pacakge about
> usage of pywin32 package and to do so, what license file should i copy in
> my testing package?
>
> I wanted to be sure that this allows in creating scripts to test
> commercial product and if internally allows Microsoft license.
>
> Regards,
> Adil
>
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