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+[submodule "libdap-python"]
+	path = libdap-python
+	url = https://gitlab.demlabs.net/cellframe/libdap-python.git
+        branch = features-2466
diff --git a/libdap-python b/libdap-python
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+Subproject commit f1beed7e6d568c93de531e9cb2d00be3784e9eed