diff -ruN -x .git -x node_modules -x .venv -x venv -x __pycache__ -x .pytest_cache -x .ruff_cache -x .mypy_cache -x dist -x build -x target -x .tox -x .nox -x runs base/python/toolbox/text.py combined/python/toolbox/text.py
--- base/python/toolbox/text.py	2026-10-22 23:53:34.227189912 -0400
+++ combined/python/toolbox/text.py	2026-10-22 23:53:53.689565627 -0400
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import sys
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-class Shouter(object):
+class Shouter:
     def __init__(self, suffix):
         self.suffix = suffix
 
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 
 def shout(words):
-    marker = f"!"
+    marker = "!"
     return Shouter(marker).shout(words)
 
 
 def read_first(path):
-    with open(path, "r") as f:
+    with open(path) as f:
         return f.readline().rstrip("\n")