add Python linting GH Action configuration

Author: chrissimpkins

.github/workflows/py-lint.yml

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+name: Python Lints
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: [3.8]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install Python testing dependencies
+        run: pip install --upgrade flake8
+      - name: flake8 Lint
+        uses: py-actions/flake8@v1
+        with:
+          max-line-length: "90"
+          path: "lib/fdiff"