We could switch to `prek`. Better `pre-commit`, re-engineered in Rust

[jbampton]

"prek is a reimagined version of pre-commit, built in Rust. It is designed to be a faster, dependency-free and drop-in alternative for it, while also providing some additional long-requested features."

https://github.com/j178/prek

https://prek.j178.dev/

In August 2025 Apache Airflow switched to prek and they are now using prek on other ASF projects.

Discussion below from Airflow:

https://lists.apache.org/thread/dzs4s8wr8jd7q5r3lvcov2nhqpgt1031