Added workflow for python

Author: FFMG

.github/workflows/python.yml

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+name: Python Binding CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-verify-python:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.12
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+
+    - name: Install pybind11 dependency
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pybind11
+
+    - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+
+    - name: Build Python Binding Module
+      run: msbuild python/neuralnetwork_py.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64
+      env:
+        PYTHON_HOME: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
+
+    - name: Verify Module Import and Functionality
+      run: python python/import_check.py

python/README.md

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 *   `neuralnetwork_py.vcxproj.filters`: Project filters mapping for Solution Explorer organization.
 *   `neuralnetwork_py.sln`: Main Visual Studio solution.
 *   `example.py`: Python script illustrating options configuration, model instantiation, callback monitoring, training, inference, and serialization.
+*   `import_check.py`: A lightweight validation script that verifies the binary module loads, initializes enums, and starts up correctly (used in CI).
 
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python/import_check.py

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+import os
+import sys
+
+# Add the directory containing the compiled .pyd module to the import search path
+# The module is built in x64/Release by MSBuild in python/x64/Release/
+module_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "x64", "Release")
+sys.path.append(module_dir)
+
+try:
+    import neuralnetwork as nn
+    print("Successfully imported neuralnetwork library!")
+    print(f"Docstring: {nn.__doc__}")
+
+    # Check activation enum and class instantiation
+    print("Verifying ActivationMethod...")
+    sigmoid_method = nn.ActivationMethod.Sigmoid
+    print(f"Sigmoid enum value: {sigmoid_method}")
+
+    print("Instantiating Activation class...")
+    act = nn.Activation(sigmoid_method, 1.0)
+    print(f"Activation instantiation success: method={act.method}, alpha={act.alpha}")
+
+    # Verify Options
+    print("Verifying NeuralNetworkOptions creation...")
+    options = nn.NeuralNetworkOptions.create([3, 2, 1])
+    print("NeuralNetworkOptions created successfully!")
+
+    print("All checks passed successfully!")
+    sys.exit(0)
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Verification failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)