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

src/python/utils/bindings.cpp

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+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+#include <pybind11/stl.h> // Needed for vectors, maps, sets, strings
+#include <pybind11/stl_bind.h> // Needed for binding std::vector, std::map etc. if needed directly
+
+#include "bindings.h"
+
+namespace py = pybind11;
+
+#include "gridfire/utils/logging.h"
+
+void register_utils_bindings(py::module &m) {
+    m.def("formatNuclearTimescaleLogString",
+          &gridfire::utils::formatNuclearTimescaleLogString,
+          py::arg("engine"),
+          py::arg("Y"),
+          py::arg("T9"),
+          py::arg("rho"),
+          "Format a string for logging nuclear timescales based on temperature, density, and energy generation rate."
+    );
+}

src/python/utils/bindings.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+
+void register_utils_bindings(pybind11::module &m);

src/python/utils/meson.build

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+# Define the library
+bindings_sources = files('bindings.cpp')
+bindings_headers = files('bindings.h')
+
+dependencies = [
+    gridfire_dep,
+    python3_dep,
+    pybind11_dep,
+]
+
+shared_module('py_gf_utils',
+              bindings_sources,
+              cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
+              install : true,
+              dependencies: dependencies,
+              include_directories: include_directories('.')
+)