Create python-package.yml

Package python dist using the Makefile target

Author: crivetimihai

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

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+# Build-only workflow — runs `make dist` to create sdist & wheel, no lint/tests
+# Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/actions  |  PyPA build: https://pypi.org/project/build
+
+name: Build Python Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Build the package under multiple Python versions to catch ABI issues early
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [ "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]  # Extend as needed
+
+    steps:
+      # 1️⃣  Check out repository so Makefile & sources are available
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4     # Standard checkout step
+
+      # 2️⃣  Set up the requested Python version from the runner tool-cache
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5  # Recommended approach for consistent PATH
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      # 3️⃣  Install build front-end; Keep pip current
+      - name: Install build tool
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install build   # PyPA-endorsed PEP 517 builder
+
+      # 4️⃣  Invoke the Makefile ‘dist’ target (creates ./dist/*.whl & *.tar.gz)
+      - name: Build distributions
+        run: make dist                 # Uses the Makefile’s `dist` rule
+
+      # 5️⃣  Upload built artifacts so they can be downloaded from the run page
+      - name: Upload distributions
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: python-package-${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          path: dist/*