Remove legacy Python kubelet check

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What does this PR do?

Removes the legacy Python kubelet check package, its tests, and its Python-package CI/release metadata. The kubelet integration tile assets, metric metadata, service checks, README, and historical changelog remain in this repository.

The sample configuration link now points to the Agent-owned core-check configuration in DataDog/datadog-agent#54295. That companion PR also removes the kubelet_core_check_enabled fallback setting.

Motivation

The Go kubelet core check has been the default since DataDog/datadog-agent#25033. Keeping the unused Python implementation installs datadog_checks/kubelet under the Agent's embedded Python site-packages and retains a second implementation path.

This follows the established pattern used when the Datadog CSI Driver and NTP checks became core-only: runtime code and configuration belong to datadog-agent, while public integration assets remain in integrations-core.

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• Feature or bugfix MUST have appropriate tests (unit, integration, e2e)
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⚠️ Major version bump
The changelog type changed or removed was used in this Pull Request, so the next release will bump major version. Please make sure this is a breaking change, or use the fixed or added type instead.

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Validation	Description	Status
agent-reqs	Verify check versions match the Agent requirements file	✅
ci	Validate CI configuration and code coverage settings	✅
codeowners	Validate every integration has a CODEOWNERS entry	✅
config	Validate default configuration files against spec.yaml	✅
dep	Verify dependency pins are consistent and Agent-compatible	✅
http	Validate integrations use the HTTP wrapper correctly	✅
imports	Validate check imports do not use deprecated modules	✅
integration-style	Validate check code style conventions	✅
jmx-metrics	Validate JMX metrics definition files and config	✅
labeler	Validate PR labeler config matches integration directories	✅
legacy-signature	Validate no integration uses the legacy Agent check signature	✅
license-headers	Validate Python files have proper license headers	✅
licenses	Validate third-party license attribution list	✅
metadata	Validate metadata.csv metric definitions	✅
models	Validate configuration data models match spec.yaml	✅
openmetrics	Validate OpenMetrics integrations disable the metric limit	✅
package	Validate Python package metadata and naming	✅
qa-label	Validate the pull request declares whether it needs QA for the next Agent release	✅
readmes	Validate README files have required sections	✅
saved-views	Validate saved view JSON file structure and fields	✅
version	Validate version consistency between package and changelog	✅

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🧪 All tests passed
❄️ No new flaky tests detected

🎯 Code Coverage (details)
• Patch Coverage: 100.00%
• Overall Coverage: 89.49% (+1.10%)

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