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-[submodule "tclap"]
-	path = tclap
-	url = git://git.code.sf.net/p/tclap/code
-[submodule "tinyxml2"]
-	path = tinyxml2
-	url = https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2.git
-[submodule "mysql-connector-cpp"]
-	path = mysql-connector-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-cpp.git
-[submodule "date"]
-	path = date
-	url = https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date
-[submodule "matplotlibcpp17"]
-	path = matplotlibcpp17
-	url = git@git.rwth-aachen.de:hkhlr/matplotlibcpp17.git
-[submodule "pybind11"]
-	path = pybind11
-	url = https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git