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Ruff: A fast Python linter, written in Rust - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34788020 - Feb 2023 (67 comments)
Ruff – a fast Python Linter written in Rust - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32666035 - Aug 2022 (46 comments)
Reposts are ok when a story hasn't had significant attention in the last year or so (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) but as both of those threads were within the last year, the current submission counts as a dupe.
The intention behind that rule is to have a balance: it's good to re-discuss popular topics from time to time, and we also want room on the front page for lots of uncorrelated and unfamiliar things.