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diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+# We name the package `synapse` so that things like logging have the right
+# logging target.
+name = "synapse"
+
+# dummy version. See pyproject.toml for the Synapse's version number.
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.61.0"
+
+[lib]
+name = "synapse"
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[package.metadata.maturin]
+# This is where we tell maturin where to place the built library.
+name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
+
+[dependencies]
+pyo3 = { version = "0.16.5", features = ["extension-module", "macros", "abi3", "abi3-py37"] }
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
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+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+
+/// Formats the sum of two numbers as string.
+#[pyfunction]
+#[pyo3(text_signature = "(a, b, /)")]
+fn sum_as_string(a: usize, b: usize) -> PyResult<String> {
+    Ok((a + b).to_string())
+}
+
+/// The entry point for defining the Python module.
+#[pymodule]
+fn synapse_rust(_py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(sum_as_string, m)?)?;
+    Ok(())
+}