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For third-party packages upgrade (e.g. simpleeval/inflect releases supporting 3.14) or use Python 3.13.\n\nOption: Switch to ast.Constant / visit_Constant [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Python>=3.8 code\nSteps:\n1. isinstance(node, ast.Constant) and isinstance(node.value, (int, float, complex))\n2. rename visit_Num/visit_Str to visit_Constant with type dispatch\n3. node.n/node.s -> node.value\nExpected: Works on 3.8-3.14\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"fb14b6cb-491f-40f9-94ff-2cc66d8efd1a","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Use ast.Constant and inspect type(node.value); implement visit_Constant; replace .n/.s with .value. 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