feat(python): added robust python bindings covering the entire codebase

pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "meson-python>=0.15.0", # Use a recent version
+    "meson>=1.6.0",        # Specify your Meson version requirement
+    "pybind11>=2.10"       # pybind11 headers needed at build time
+]
+build-backend = "mesonpy"
+
+[project]
+name = "gridfire"  # Choose your Python package name
+version = "0.5.0" # Your project's version
+description = "Python interface to the GridFire nuclear network code"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" } # Reference your license file [cite: 2]
+
+authors = [
+    {name = "Emily M. Boudreaux", email = "emily@boudreauxmail.com"},
+    {name = "Aaron Dotter", email = "aaron.dotter@gmail.com"}
+]
+maintainers = [
+    {name = "Emily M. Boudreaux", email = "emily@boudreauxmail.com"}
+]
+
+[tool.meson-python.args]
+setup = ['-Dpkg-config=false']