[issue26597] Document how to cite Python

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[issue26597] Document how to cite Python

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Either a new page under 'Meta' or combined with 'Copyright'. For future reference, sys has multiple information constants and functions. Indeed, 'copyright' is an alias for sys.copyright, added by the site module. Sys would, I think, be the best place to put

[issue26597] Document how to cite Python

New submission from Steven D'Aprano: Add either a FAQ or a new page under "Meta Information" in the documentation for how to formally cite Python in scientific papers or other academic situations. See thread on Python-Ideas here for justification and further discussion: https://mail.python.or