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Getting Optional Python Packages
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Syntax
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``python/bin/get_package.py`` *build_type* *package*

build_type
**********
This is either ``debug`` or ``release`` and determines if libraries,
built while installing the packages, are debug or release versions.

cppad_py
========
Currently, cppad_py is the only python package that uses the *build_type*
during its install. The file

   external/cppad_py.\ *build_type*

indicates the build type for the previous install of cppad_py.

package
*******
The is one of the packages in the following list:
{xrst_literal
   bin/get_package.sh
   # BEGIN PYTHON_PACKAGE_LIST
   # END PYTHON_PACKAGE_LIST
}

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