During the month, work focused on improving the reliability of the pasqal-io/qadence repository by addressing a bug related to dictionary argument handling in Python. The developer enhanced the software’s robustness by ensuring that functions accepting dictionary inputs now initialize empty dictionaries by default, rather than using None. This adjustment prevents downstream errors and runtime exceptions, leading to more predictable behavior for both internal teams and customer-facing features. Utilizing Python and core software development practices, the change increased API stability and developer confidence when composing APIs that rely on dictionary parameters, contributing to a more maintainable and reliable codebase overall.