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+name: Python package build on Ubuntu
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Update package list
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+
+    - name: Install git
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y git
+
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+
+    - name: Prepare Python environment
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade pip h5py setuptools wheel build
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y libhdf5-dev limesuite liblimesuite-dev automake gcc pkg-config build-essential python-is-python3
+
+    - name: Install the package
+      run: |
+        pip install .
+
+    - name: Test if the package can be imported
+      run: |
+        python -m limedriver
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