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Refactor this messy Python function to be clearer and safer while preserving behavior.

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1) Refactored code
2) List of behavior-preserving changes
3) Residual risks / TODOs
4) 3 unit tests (pytest) covering edge cases

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  "jobId": "refactor-messy-python",
  "summary": "Turns a Zoom recording into notes and action items with owners",
  "products": [
    {
      "name": "Claude",
      "url": "https://claude.ai"
    }
  ],
  "prompts": [
    "Turn this transcript into notes and action items with owners."
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "text": "Watch a folder. When a transcript lands, write notes with owners.",
      "url": "https://example.com/zoom-notes.md"
    }
  ],
  "authorName": "Alex Rivera",
  "author": "@handle"
}