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SWIG

Summary

SWIG is a free software[1]. SWIG ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SWIG is the creator of David M. Beazley[3].
  • SWIG's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • SWIG's instance of is recorded as programming tool[5].
  • SWIG's developer is recorded as William S Fulton[6].
  • SWIG's developer is recorded as Shengqiu Li[7].
  • SWIG's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[8].
  • SWIG's copyright license is recorded as X11 license[9].
  • SWIG's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • SWIG's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[11].
  • SWIG's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • SWIG's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • SWIG's operating system is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[14].
  • SWIG's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.12[16].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.6[17].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.7[18].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.15[19].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.17[20].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.18[21].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.22[22].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.23[23].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.24[24].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.25[25].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.26[26].
  • SWIG's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.27[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

SWIG is the creator of David M. Beazley[3].

Publication

SWIG is part of Software Freedom Conservancy[28].

Why It Matters

SWIG ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] SWIG has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

C++ free software Linux Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sfconservancy.org. Retrieved . sfconservancy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh', 'zh_yue']
    Alpine linux package → swig
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: swig, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324918773|swig (#324918773)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'"
  2. 7w ago · SoloUnEditor · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Writable file format → SWIG source code file
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 3.0, X11 license
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.5.0"
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