Merge code-cleanup branch: Complete Master Improvement Plan #1

Job	Run time
Lint & Type Check	47s
Integration Tests	1m 7s
Test Python 3.10 on windows-latest	25s
Test Python 3.11 on macos-latest	1m 2s
Security Scan	56s
Test Python 3.10 on ubuntu-latest	52s
Test Python 3.12 on windows-latest	25s
Test Python 3.12 on macos-latest	53s
Build Package	18s
Test Python 3.12 on ubuntu-latest	52s
Test Python 3.10 on macos-latest	1m 13s
Pre-commit Checks	26s
Test Python 3.11 on windows-latest	25s
Test Python 3.11 on ubuntu-latest	47s
All Checks Passed	4s
	10m 32s

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