Validate integer input: Accept signed integer

What this Python exercise asks you to practise

This scenario tests validate integer input. It belongs to the Files, Text Data, Exceptions, and Modules roadmap and uses the open or parse safely → validate → handle failure → produce result pattern.

Process file-like text safely and use Python's csv, json, datetime, pathlib, and exception tools.

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