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description: Python 3.12+ engineering and coding standards
globs: *
alwaysApply: true
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Always adhere to `CODING.md` and `docs/CODING_PYTHON.md`:
- No explanatory comments.
- Mandatory type hints (3.12+ pipe unions); zero `Any` escapes in production.
- Granular exception handling; no bare `except Exception:`.
- Ruff format and lint ratchet; Mypy strict mode.
- Function <= 50 statements, Max 3 positional arguments.