Add usethis show license command#1663
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Implements license detection using three heuristics: 1. Scan common license files at root using `identify[license]` package 2. Read `project.license` field from pyproject.toml (PEP 639/621) 3. Check `project.classifiers` for license classifiers Outputs the license in SPDX format. Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/737efe22-3ae6-4f6b-9a10-74becba773ee Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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identify[license]as a project dependencysrc/usethis/_integrations/project/errors.pysrc/usethis/_integrations/project/license.pywith license detection logic (heuristics: identify package → pyproject.toml license field → classifiers)show_license()tosrc/usethis/_core/show.pylicenseCLI command tosrc/usethis/_ui/interface/show.pyusethis show license(4 tests)Resolves #1670
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usethis-qa-static-checks— for running prek and basedpyright