diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/auditor.py b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/auditor.py
index 6cf718ea1..5df06b6fe 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/auditor.py
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/auditor.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def merge_rules(base_rules: list[RuleInfo], region_rules: list[RuleInfo]) -> lis
         shared_keys = source_keys & target_keys
         source_order = [rule for rule in english_rules if rule.key in shared_keys and not rule.audit_ignore]
         target_order = [rule for rule in translated_rules if rule.key in shared_keys and not rule.audit_ignore]
-        for position, (source_rule, target_rule) in enumerate(zip(source_order, target_order), start=1):
+        for position, (source_rule, target_rule) in enumerate(zip(source_order, target_order, strict=True), start=1):
             if source_rule.key != target_rule.key:
                 first_order_mismatch_position = position
                 break
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def audit_language(
     total_definition_type_mismatches = 0
     files_with_issues = 0
     files_ok = 0
-    order_findings: list[tuple[str, int]] = []     # One item per file, eg  [("calculus.yaml", 2), ...]
+    order_findings: list[tuple[str, int]] = []  # One item per file, eg  [("calculus.yaml", 2), ...]
 
     for file_name in files:
         english_path = source_dir / file_name
diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/renderer.py b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/renderer.py
index 1ba2db693..198aefc54 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/renderer.py
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/renderer.py
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ def print_order_findings(findings: list[tuple[str, int]]) -> None:
     """Print the first shared-rule order difference for each affected file."""
     for file_name, position in findings:
         console.print(
-            f"[yellow]Rule order differs[/] in {escape(str(file_name))}: "
-            f"first difference at shared rule position {position}"
+            f"[yellow]Rule order differs[/] in {escape(str(file_name))}: first difference at shared rule position {position}"
         )
 
 
diff --git a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_auditor.py b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_auditor.py
index ff7f32a0f..e8e7ec266 100644
--- a/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_auditor.py
+++ b/PythonScripts/audit_translations/tests/test_auditor.py
@@ -50,20 +50,26 @@ def test_rule_order_reports_first_shared_difference(tmp_path) -> None:
     """A swapped pair records the first shared rule position without adding an issue."""
     source = tmp_path / "source.yaml"
     target = tmp_path / "target.yaml"
-    source.write_text("""- name: a
+    source.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
 - name: c
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
-    target.write_text("""- name: a
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    target.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: c
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
 
     result = compare_files(source, target)
     assert result.first_order_mismatch_position == 2
@@ -74,38 +80,50 @@ def test_missing_and_ignored_rules_do_not_shift_order(tmp_path) -> None:
     """Only shared rules without audit-ignore markers participate in ordering."""
     source = tmp_path / "source.yaml"
     target = tmp_path / "target.yaml"
-    source.write_text("""- name: a
+    source.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: missing
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
-    target.write_text("""- name: a
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    target.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: extra
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
     assert compare_files(source, target).first_order_mismatch_position is None
 
-    source.write_text("""- name: a
+    source.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
 # audit-ignore
 - name: c
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
-    target.write_text("""# audit-ignore
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    target.write_text(
+        """# audit-ignore
 - name: c
   tag: mi
 - name: a
   tag: mi
 - name: b
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
     assert compare_files(source, target).first_order_mismatch_position is None
 
 
@@ -113,14 +131,20 @@ def test_include_placement_is_not_checked(tmp_path) -> None:
     """An include moving around a named rule has no effect on named rule order."""
     source = tmp_path / "source.yaml"
     target = tmp_path / "target.yaml"
-    source.write_text("""- include: shared.yaml
+    source.write_text(
+        """- include: shared.yaml
 - name: a
   tag: mi
-""", encoding="utf-8")
-    target.write_text("""- name: a
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    target.write_text(
+        """- name: a
   tag: mi
 - include: shared.yaml
-""", encoding="utf-8")
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
     result = compare_files(source, target)
     assert result.first_order_mismatch_position is None
     assert result.english_rule_count == result.translated_rule_count == 1
@@ -133,12 +157,18 @@ def test_unicode_entries_are_not_checked_for_order(tmp_path) -> None:
     source = tmp_path / "unicode.yaml"
     target = tmp_path / "target" / "unicode.yaml"
     target.parent.mkdir()
-    source.write_text("""- "←": [t: left]
+    source.write_text(
+        """- "←": [t: left]
 - "∥": [t: parallel]
-""", encoding="utf-8")
-    target.write_text("""- "∥": [T: parallel]
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    target.write_text(
+        """- "∥": [T: parallel]
 - "←": [T: left]
-""", encoding="utf-8")
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
 
     assert compare_files(source, target).first_order_mismatch_position is None