License

The software is distributed as Free To Use But Restricted. Free trial version never expires, the limitations are

  • The maximum size of code object is 32756 bytes in trial version
  • The scripts obfuscated by trial version are not private. It means anyone could generate the license file which works for these obfuscated scripts.
  • In trial version if obfuscating the Python scripts in advanced modes, the limitation is no more than about 32 functions (code objects) in one module.
  • Without permission the trial version may not be used for the Python scripts of any commercial product.

About the license file of obfuscated scripts, refer to The License File for Obfuscated Script

A registration code is required to obfuscate big code object or generate private obfuscated scripts.

There are 2 basic types of licenses issued for the software. These are:

  • A personal license for home users. The user purchases one license to use the software on his own computer.

    Home users may use their personal license to obfuscate all the python scripts which are property of the license owner, to generate private license files for the obfuscated scripts and distribute them and all the required files to any other machine or device.

    Home users could NOT obfuscate any python script which is NOT property of the license owner.

  • A enterprise license for business users. The user purchases one license to use the software for one product serials of an organization.

    One product serials include the current version and any other latter versions of the same product.

    Business users may use their enterprise license on all computers and embedded devices to obfuscate all the python scripts of this product serials, to generate private license files for these obfuscated scripts and distribute them and all the required files to any other machine and device.

    Without permission of the software owner the license purchased for one product serials should not be used for other product serials. Business users should purchase new license for different product serials.

    In any case, the software is only used to obfuscate the Python scripts owned by the authorized person or enterprise. For example, if PyCharm purchases one license, it’s no problem to obufscate any Python script of PyCharm self, but it’s not allowed to apply this license to the Python scripts just written in the PyCharm by someone else.

Purchase

To buy a license, please visit the following url

https://order.shareit.com/cart/add?vendorid=200089125&PRODUCT[300871197]=1

A registration keyfile generally named “pyarmor-regfile-1.zip” will be sent to your email immediately after payment is completed successfully. There are 3 files in the archive:

  • REAME.txt
  • license.lic (registration code)
  • .pyarmor_capsule.zip (private capsule)

Run the following command to take this keyfile effects:

pyarmor register /path/to/pyarmor-regfile-1.zip

Check the registeration information:

pyarmor register

If the version of PyArmor < 5.6, unzip this registration file, then

  • Copy “license.lic” in the archive to the installed path of PyArmor
  • Copy “.pyarmor_capsule.zip” in the archive to user HOME path

After the registration keyfile takes effect, you need obfuscate the scripts again.

Important

The registration code is valid forever, it can be used permanently. But it may not work with new versions, although up to now it works with all of versions.

Q & A

  1. Single PyArmor license purchased can be used on various machines for obfuscation? or its valid only on one machine? Do we need to install license on single machine and distribute obfuscate code?

    It can be used on various machines, but one license only for one product.
  2. Single license can be used to obfuscate Python code that will run various platforms like windows, various Linux flavors?

    For all the features of current version, it’s yes. But in future versions,
    I’m not sure one license could be used in all of platforms supported by
    PyArmor.
  3. How long the purchased license is valid for? is it life long?

    It’s life long. But I can’t promise it will work for the future version of PyArmor.
  4. Can we use the single license to obfuscate various versions of Python package/modules?

    Yes, only if they’re belong to one product.
  5. Is there support provided in case of issues encountered?

    Report issue in github or send email to me.
  6. Does Pyarmor works on various Python versions?

    Most of features work on Python27, and Python30~Python38, a few features
    may only work for Python27, Python35 later.
  7. Are there plans to maintain PyArmor to support future released Python versions?

    Yes. The goal of PyArmor is let Python could be widely used in the
    commercial softwares.
  8. What is the mechanism in PyArmor to identify whether modules belong to same product? how it identifies product?

    PyArmor could not identify it by itself, but I can check the obfuscated
    scripts to find which registerred user distributes them. So I can find two
    products are distributed by one same license.
  9. If product undergoes revision ie. version changes, can same license be used or need new license?

    Same license is OK.