Fixes related to Python 3.10 syntax, gitignore, workflow and contributing

[mauvilsa]

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[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 100.00%. Comparing base (e58d641) to head (8a386eb).
✅ All tests successful. No failed tests found.

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff            @@
##              main      #917   +/-   ##
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  Coverage   100.00%   100.00%           
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  Files           27        27           
  Lines         7631      7631           
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  Hits          7631      7631           

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[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
3 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
100.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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