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+name: pip_install
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  pip_install:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-26, ubuntu-26.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "${{ runner.os }} on ${{ runner.arch }}"
+      - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt search lua5.5
+          sudo apt-get install --yes lua5.5 liblua5.5-dev
+      - if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: |
+          brew install lua
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.x
+      - run: |
+          lua -v
+          python -V
+          pip install --editable lunatic-python@git+https://github.com/bastibe/lunatic-python