chore: initialize monorepo with project scaffolding, configs, and CI setup

.github/workflows/python-tests.yml

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+name: Python Project Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+        with:
+          version: '1.7.1'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          poetry install --with dev
+
+      - name: Run Python test suites
+        run: |
+          chmod +x scripts/ci/run_python_tests.sh
+          ./scripts/ci/run_python_tests.sh