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+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: python-ci
+
+# Runs on pushes & PRs. Adjust branches as you like.
+trigger:
+  event:
+    - push
+    - pull_request
+
+steps:
+  # 1) Create a local .venv and install deps using uv
+  - name: deps
+    image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest
+    environment:
+      UV_NO_SYNC_PROGRESS: "1"
+    commands:
+      - uv --version
+      # Pick your Python version once per project
+      - uv python install 3.12
+      # Create a project-local venv
+      - uv venv .venv
+      - . .venv/bin/activate
+      # Prefer uv sync if you maintain [tool.uv] with dev-deps; otherwise fall back
+      - |
+        if [ -f pyproject.toml ] && grep -q "\[tool\.uv\]" pyproject.toml; then
+          uv sync --all-extras --dev
+        else
+          uv pip install -U pip
+          # Editable install w/ dev extras if present
+          uv pip install -e ".[dev]" || true
+          # Fallback to requirements if you keep them
+          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then uv pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        fi
+      # Test/lint tools
+      - uv pip install pytest pytest-cov mypy ruff
+
+  # 2) Lint & type-check
+  - name: lint-typecheck
+    image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest
+    commands:
+      - . .venv/bin/activate
+      - ruff check .
+      # Tweak flags as your project matures
+      - mypy --ignore-missing-imports .
+
+  # 3) Run tests
+  - name: test
+    image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest
+    commands:
+      - . .venv/bin/activate
+      - pytest -q --maxfail=1 --disable-warnings --cov --cov-report=term-missing
+
+