build.py

import subprocess
import os
import sys
import logging
import shutil

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

def main():
    # Cloning the repository, although typically you would not do this in the build step
    # as the code should already be present. Including it just for completeness.
    subprocess.check_call(['git', 'submodule', 'update', '--init', '--recursive', '--force'])
    
    # Create and enter the build directory
    if not os.path.exists('build'):
        os.mkdir('build')
    os.chdir('build')
    
    # Run CMake and Make
    subprocess.check_call(['cmake', '..', '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release'])
    subprocess.check_call(['make', f"-j{os.cpu_count()}"])  # Utilize all available cores

    # Going back to the root directory
    os.chdir('..')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    logging.info("Building the C++ code and installing the Python package")
    main()