6. MVP Technology Stack

Core Technologies

Technology	Version	Purpose	Location
Python	3.13+	Runtime	All contexts
SimPy	4.0.1+	Discrete event simulation	Retrofit Workflow
Pydantic	2.0+	Data validation	Configuration
Plotly	6.5+	Visualization	Frontend dashboard
Streamlit	1.52+	Dashboard UI	Frontend
Pandas	2.0+	CSV processing	Configuration, Frontend

Development Tools

Tool	Purpose	Configuration
uv	Package manager	pyproject.toml
Ruff	Formatting & linting	pyproject.toml
MyPy	Type checking	disallow_untyped_defs = true
Pylint	Static analysis	pyproject.toml
Pytest	Testing	374 tests passing

Context-Specific Technologies

Configuration Context

• Pydantic 2.0+ - Model validation
• Pandas - CSV parsing
• JSON - File loading

Retrofit Workflow Context

• SimPy - Simulation engine
• Matplotlib - Chart generation
• Dataclasses - Domain entities

Railway Infrastructure Context

• Dataclasses - Track aggregates
• Enums - Track types

External Trains Context

• SimPy - Event scheduling
• Dataclasses - Events

Installation

# Install uv
pip install uv

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Verify installation
uv run pytest

Dependencies

See pyproject.toml for complete dependency list.

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