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+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.15)
+
+find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Development)
+
+add_compile_definitions(WITHOUT_NUMPY)
+
+add_library(matplotlib-cpp INTERFACE)
+set_target_properties(matplotlib-cpp PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
+target_link_libraries(matplotlib-cpp INTERFACE Python3::Python)
+target_include_directories(matplotlib-cpp INTERFACE .)