Can pip (or setuptools, distribute etc…) list the license used by each installed package?

Question

I\'m trying to audit a Python project with a large number of dependencies and while I can manually look up each project\'s homepage/license terms, it seems like most OSS pac

Answer 1

Another option is to use Brian Dailey's Python Package License Checker.

git clone https://github.com/briandailey/python-packages-license-check.git
cd python-packages-license-check
... activate your chosen virtualenv ...
./check.py