diff --git a/scripts/validate_filenames.py b/scripts/validate_filenames.py
index 80399673cced..a7328e099dde 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_filenames.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_filenames.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 import os
 
 try:
diff --git a/scripts/validate_solutions.py b/scripts/validate_solutions.py
index df5d01086bbe..c3f872203591 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_solutions.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_solutions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.13"
+# dependencies = [
+#     "pytest",
+#     "requests",
+# ]
+# ///
+
 import hashlib
 import importlib.util
 import json
diff --git a/source/__init__.py b/source/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000