Refactoring a Configuration Reader

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Refactoring a Configuration Reader

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Move from direct access to an explicit boundary

The original example indexes a dictionary. The revised example introduces a default, converts the value, and rejects nonpositive inputs. Both sources are pinned local text files.

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if timeout <= 0:
    raise ValueError("Timeout must be positive")

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