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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Simple script demonstrating basic functionality.
+
+This script fetches a public API endpoint and prints the response.
+"""
+
+import requests
+
+API_URL = "https://api.github.com"
+
+
+def main():
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(API_URL, timeout=5)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        data = response.json()
+        print("GitHub API status:", data.get("current_user_url"))
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        print("Error fetching API:", e)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()