[NoahStapp]

PYTHON-6219

Changes in this PR

Put the team coding standards document into the repo.

Test Plan

N/A

Checklist

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• [ ] Did you update the changelog (if necessary)?
• [ ] Is there test coverage?
• [ ] Is any followup work tracked in a JIRA ticket? If so, add link(s).

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• Does the title of the PR reference a JIRA Ticket?
• Do you fully understand the implementation? (Would you be comfortable explaining how this code works to someone else?)
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[Copilot]

🟡 Changes recommended

CODING-STANDARDS.md contains an ambiguous argument-naming rule and an example missing the TYPE_CHECKING import, which would raise NameError if copied into a module.

2 open issues

• Clarify what “append the argument name” means · New
• Import TYPE_CHECKING in the example · New

What changed in this PR

Adds a repository-local coding standards document for projects maintained by the Python Drivers team, providing shared guidance for writing and reviewing code.

Changes:

• Defines expectations for comments, Sphinx docstrings, code style, design, error handling, and performance.
• Documents testing, typing, backward compatibility, changelog, and Git practices.

File	Description
CODING-STANDARDS.md	Adds team-wide coding and contribution standards; no runtime code changes.

_{Review effort: Balanced}

[blink1073]

The new file is failing two lint checks

[blink1073]

Can you also link the AGENTS.md file to this file?

[blink1073]

LGTM!