ci: add github codeowners

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+###################################
+##### Global Protection Rule ######
+###################################
+# Catch-all rule for all files not covered by more specific rules.
+*                                              @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-triage @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+
+############################
+#####  Project Files  ######
+############################
+
+# Python source
+/src/**                                        @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-triage @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Tests
+/tests/**                                      @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-triage @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Examples & docs
+/examples/**                                   @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-triage @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+/docs/**                                       @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-triage @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+#########################
+#####  Core Files  ######
+#########################
+# Must be placed last to ensure enforcement over all other rules
+
+# GitHub configuration and workflows
+/.github/                                      @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Python packaging & build system
+pyproject.toml                                 @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Tooling
+/mypy.ini                                      @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+/pytest.ini                                    @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+**/codecov.yml                                 @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Self-protection
+/MAINTAINERS.md                                @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+/.github/CODEOWNERS                            @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Documentation & legal
+/README.md                                     @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-committers @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+**/LICENSE                                     @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+
+# Git ignore definitions
+**/.gitignore                                  @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers
+**/.gitignore.*                                @hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/python-maintainers

CHANGELOG.md

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 - Unified the inactivity-unassign bot into a single script with `DRY_RUN` support, and fixed handling of cross-repo PR references for stale detection.
 - Added unit tests for `SubscriptionHandle` class covering cancellation state, thread management, and join operations.
 - Refactored `account_create_transaction_create_with_alias.py` example by splitting monolithic function into modular functions: `generate_main_and_alias_keys()`, `create_account_with_ecdsa_alias()`, `fetch_account_info()`, `print_account_summary()` (#1016)
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+- Github CODEOWNERS
 - Modularized `transfer_transaction_fungible` example by introducing `account_balance_query()` & `transfer_transaction()`.Renamed `transfer_tokens()` → `main()`
 - Phase 2 of the inactivity-unassign bot: Automatically detects stale open pull requests (no commit activity for 21+ days), comments with a helpful InactivityBot message, closes the stale PR, and unassigns the contributor from the linked issue.
 - Added `__str__()` to CustomFixedFee and updated examples and tests accordingly.