This is mostly to support GitHub workflows and automation of release to PyPi

.github/workflows/pyblish.yml

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+name: Build and Publish to PyPI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build wheels & sdist
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository and submodules
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      #################################################################
+      # LINUX + macOS: cibuildwheel
+      #################################################################
+      - name: Set up Python (Linux/macOS)
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+
+      - name: Install build tools (Linux/macOS)
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install build cibuildwheel
+
+      - name: Build wheels (Linux/macOS)
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        run: cibuildwheel --output-dir dist
+
+      #################################################################
+      # WINDOWS: Build with MinGW (avoids MSVC incompatibilities)
+      #################################################################
+      - name: Install MSYS2 + MinGW
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+          update: true
+          install: >
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-python
+            git
+
+      - name: Build wheel (Windows via MinGW)
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        env:
+          XNAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          VENV_PATH=$(cygpath -u "$PWD/venv")
+          python3 -m venv "$VENV_PATH"
+          source "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
+          XVERSION=${XNAME#v}
+          export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_CERT_UEFI_SUPPORT="$XVERSION"
+          python3.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip || true
+          python -m pip install --upgrade build
+          python -m build --wheel --outdir dist
+          cd dist
+          for whl in *.whl; do
+              newwhl=$(echo "$whl" | sed 's/mingw_x86_64_msvcrt_gnu/win_amd64/')
+              mv "$whl" "$newwhl"
+              echo "$whl" "$newwhl"
+          done
+
+      #################################################################
+      # Source Distribution (only once)
+      #################################################################
+      - name: Build source distribution (Linux only)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: python -m build --sdist --outdir dist
+
+      #################################################################
+      # Upload Artifacts
+      #################################################################
+      - name: Upload built artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-dist-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: dist/*
+
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to PyPI via Trusted Publishing
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: python-dist-*
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Update Packaging Tools
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade twine pkginfo
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          skip-existing: false

.gitignore

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+.DS_Store
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*~
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+*venv/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+_version.py
+node_modules
+tmp