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+# updated 2025-04-16
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+  rev: v0.11.5
+  hooks:
+    - id: ruff
+    - id: ruff-format
+
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: v5.0.0  # Use the ref you want to point at
+  hooks:
+    - id: trailing-whitespace
+    - id: check-added-large-files
+    - id: check-case-conflict
+    - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
+    - id: check-json
+    - id: check-merge-conflict
+    - id: check-symlinks
+    - id: check-toml
+    - id: check-yaml
+    - id: debug-statements
+    - id: forbid-submodules
+    - id: mixed-line-ending
+    #- id: no-commit-to-branch