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This is also a step towards automatically catching issues as mentioned in #2050, #2100, #2101, #2102, #2106, #2107, #2108, #2110, #2112, #2122 and https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/issues/775#issuecomment-2016881225

Random `testFileTimes` test failure in `test_win32file.py`

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This isn't the first time it happens to me, but is very rare. I haven't looked into it yet, but probably related to time precision, or obtaining "current time" twice...

- Some fixes are needed on typeshed's side before this PR is ready https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/11616 - Pinned pyright to ensure the CI won't start failing suddenly if next release finds new...

Dropping support for Python 3.7

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Python 3.7 has reached EOL June 27 2023. As this PR shows, dropping Python 3.7 doesn't bring as much as dropping 3.6 did tooling-wise, and 3.8 will syntax wise. But...

Running `setup.py` as a script and its use as a CLI tool are deprecated

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https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/discussions/setup-py-deprecated/#is-setup-py-deprecated > `python setup.py` and the use of setup.py as a command line tool are deprecated https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/deprecated/commands.html#running-setuptools-commands > running python setup.py directly as a script is considered deprecated. pywin32 itself...

Take this repo for instance, I'd like to filter out anything before 10/24/2017: https://9-volt.github.io/bug-life/?repo=mhammond/pywin32

[Enhancement]: Rule to prefer in-place operators

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### Overview In-place operators lead to more concise code that is still readable. I'm not sure if there's any objective drawbacks (like a common pitfalls for certain types). And performance-wise...