diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruff_linting.yml b/.github/workflows/ruff_linting.yml
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+name: ruff linting
+on: push
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install ruff==0.9.3
+      # Update output format to enable automatic inline annotations.
+      - name: Run Ruff
+        run: ruff check --output-format=github .
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diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
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+
+line-length = 130
+
+[lint]
+select = [
+    # pycodestyle
+    "E",
+    # Pyflakes
+    "F",
+    # pyupgrade
+    "UP",
+    # flake8-bugbear
+    "B",
+    # flake8-simplify
+    "SIM",
+    # isort
+    "I"
+]
+
+# could be extended to enforce type annotations and docstrings
+