[remote-branch-rename] Improve verify logic and update tests

[jovnc]

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Exercise Discussion

Fixes #27

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{
    # other fields...
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        "repository": "exercises",
        "branch": "fix/remote-branch-rename"
    }
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Pull request overview

Updates the remote_branch_rename exercise grader and its unit tests to focus on verifying a local+remote branch rename workflow (renaming improve-loadding to improve-loading) and to use an actual temporary remote repo in tests instead of mocking.

Changes:

• Removed the previous try-quick-fix -> fix-scrolling-bug setup and verification logic.
• Updated verify.py to check for the renamed local branch and validate remote branch presence/absence via fetch + remote refs.
• Refactored tests to use include_remote_repo=True and perform real push/delete operations against the temp remote.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
remote_branch_rename/verify.py	Removes the old branch-rename checks and verifies local+remote rename for improve-loadding.
remote_branch_rename/test_verify.py	Replaces mocking with a real temporary remote repo and updates scenarios accordingly.
remote_branch_rename/download.py	Updates exercise repo setup to only create/push improve-loadding (removes try-quick-fix).

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[jovnc]

@VikramGoyal23 @jiaxinnns @desmondwong1215 @SAN-MUYUN Ready for review, thanks!

[desmondwong1215]

LGTM! Tested and it works as expected.