Description

Replace flaky GIL/performance test with a deterministic heartbeat-based GIL probe

Type of Change

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• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Documentation / examples / tutorials / demos
• Supporting functionality change (fix or feature in documentation generation, helper scripts, ...)
• Refactoring / internal change
• Other (please describe):

Testing

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• Tests added or updated if/as needed
• Repository test runner executed: scripts/run_tests.sh

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Documentation, Examples, Tutorials, Demos

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• User-facing documentation updated if/as needed (including API docs)
• Examples / tutorials / demos updated or added (if relevant)
• Limitations and constraints documented (if relevant)
• Performance documented (if relevant)
• Documentation building successful & checks outlined in the Documentation Checks section of the Contribution Guide are performed

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Code Quality

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• Dependencies updated in the relevant pyproject.toml if/as needed
• Code formatted according to the Code Formatting Guide

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References

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• docs/guides/FORMATTING_GUIDE.md

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