Overhaul tooling, linting, editor configs, and README

.gitignore

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ parts/
 sdist/
 var/
 wheels/
-pip-wheel-metadata/
 share/python-wheels/
 *.egg-info/
 .installed.cfg
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ coverage.xml
 *.py,cover
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
+cover/
 
 # Translations
 *.mo
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ instance/
 docs/_build/
 
 # PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
 target/
 
 # Jupyter Notebook
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ profile_default/
 ipython_config.py
 
 # pyenv
-.python-version
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
 
 # pipenv
 #   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
@@ -94,7 +97,22 @@ ipython_config.py
 #   install all needed dependencies.
 #Pipfile.lock
 
-# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+# poetry
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
+#poetry.lock
+
+# pdm
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include pdm.lock in version control.
+#pdm.lock
+#   pdm stores project-wide configurations in .pdm.toml, but it is recommended to not include it
+#   in version control.
+#   https://pdm.fming.dev/#use-with-ide
+.pdm.toml
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow and github.com/pdm-project/pdm
 __pypackages__/
 
 # Celery stuff
@@ -120,9 +138,6 @@ venv.bak/
 # Rope project settings
 .ropeproject
 
-# Jetbrains project settings
-.idea
-
 # mkdocs documentation
 /site
 
@@ -133,3 +148,16 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# PyCharm
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+.idea/