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+Python Wrapper and Packaging
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 This directory contains the basic setup script and directory structure for the gtsam python module.
 During the build of gtsam, when GTSAM_BUILD_PYTHON is enabled, the following instructions will run.
 * Wrap parses gtsam.h and constructs a cpp file called ${moduleName}_python.cpp