update pyproject.toml & references with new src folder name

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diff --git a/gdpr_obfuscator/obfuscate.py b/gdpr_obfuscator/obfuscate.py
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+++ b/gdpr_obfuscator/obfuscate.py
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+from typing import List, Dict
+from obfuscator.logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger("OBFUSCATE")
+
+
+def obfuscate(
+    data: List[Dict[str, str]], pii_fields: List[str]
+) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+    """
+    A function to obfuscate PII fields in a list of dictionaries, replacing
+    sensitive values with a string of asterisks.
+    """
+    if not data:
+        logger.error(
+            "Invalid or empty data was provided to obfuscate. Returning empty list."
+        )
+        return []
+    if not pii_fields:
+        logger.error("No PII fields provided to obfuscate. Returning data unchanged.")
+        return data
+
+    return [
+        {k: ("***" if k in pii_fields else v) for k, v in record.items()}
+        for record in data
+    ]