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 * [Gmsh](http://gmsh.info/) (version 4) for external meshing
 * `meshio` package for mesh conversion (https://github.com/nschloe/meshio)
 
+**Warning**: the `mshr` package is unfortunately **unavailable** right now
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 ## Contact
 
 **Jeremy Bleyer** (jeremy.bleyer@enpc.fr)