Formal reference for Python

From: Tim Churches (tchur_at_optushome.com.au)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:32:19 +1100
To: python-list@python.org
('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) I am writing a scientific paper and need to reference Python. Is there any
preferred way of doing so, which gives credit where it is due? This has been
discussed previously, but not recently, I think.

The latest version of R (a free, open source language/environment for statistical
analysis) includes a citation() function, which returns the canonical citation for R
as defined by the core R development team. Worth emulating in Python?

Tim C