Modernize and update the codebase with latest dependencies and `ruff`.

Description

Strictly as the title says. Just formatting fixes, updates and modernization.

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[ ] This PR fixes an issue.
[ ] This PR adds something new (e.g. new method or parameters).
[ ] This PR is a breaking change (e.g. methods or parameters removed/renamed)
[ ] This PR is not a code change (e.g. documentation, README, ...)
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