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# Building Python Wrapper

## Prerequisites

On RHEL8 Linux

```bash
sudo yum install swig python3-devel
```

Create the wrapper

```bash
swig -python gfg.i
gcc -c -fpic squirrel_wrap.c squirrel.cpp -I/usr/include/python3.6m
```