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 Python Wrapper and Packaging
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+# Deprecation Notice
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+We are in the process of deprecating the old Python bindings and Cython bindings in favor of the new Pybind11 binding system.
+
+As such, the examples in this directory are no longer guaranteed to work. Please refer to the [cython examples](https://bitbucket.org/gtborg/gtsam/src/develop/cython/gtsam/examples).
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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.