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+psycopg - Python-PostgreSQL Database Adapter
+********************************************
+
+psycopg is a PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming
+language. This is version 2, a complete rewrite of the original code to
+provide new-style classes for connection and cursor objects and other sweet
+candies. Like the original, psycopg 2 was written with the aim of being
+very small and fast, and stable as a rock.
+
+psycopg is different from the other database adapter because it was
+designed for heavily multi-threaded applications that create and destroy
+lots of cursors and make a conspicuous number of concurrent INSERTs or
+UPDATEs. psycopg 2 also provide full asycronous operations for the really
+brave programmer.
+
+There are confirmed reports of psycopg 1.x compiling and running on Linux
+and FreeBSD on i386, Solaris, MacOS X and win32 architectures. psycopg 2
+does not introduce build-wise incompatible changes so it should be able to
+compile on all architectures just as its predecessor did.
+
+Now go read the INSTALL file. More information about psycopg extensions to
+the DBAPI-2.0 is available in the files located in the doc/ direcory.
+
+
+Licence
+-------
+
+psycopg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version. See file COPYING for details.
+
+As a special exception, specific permission is granted for the GPLed code in
+this distribition to be linked to OpenSSL and PostgreSQL libpq without
+invoking GPL clause 2(b).
+
+If you prefer you can use the Zope Database Adapter ZPsycopgDA (i.e., every
+file inside the ZPsycopgDA directory) under the ZPL license as published on
+the Zope web site, http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZPL. The ZPL is perfectly
+compatible with the GPL
+
+psycopg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+details.