Update GitHub actions linter check and add ruff config for codebase

Author: Lorena Mesa

.github/workflows/github-actions-linter.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
     - uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
       with:
-        args: --check .
-        fix_args: --fix .
+        args: check --fix .
         config: .ruff.toml
     - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
       with:

.ruff.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Exclude a variety of commonly ignored directories.
+exclude = [
+    ".bzr",
+    ".direnv",
+    ".eggs",
+    ".git",
+    ".git-rewrite",
+    ".hg",
+    ".ipynb_checkpoints",
+    ".mypy_cache",
+    ".nox",
+    ".pants.d",
+    ".pyenv",
+    ".pytest_cache",
+    ".pytype",
+    ".ruff_cache",
+    ".svn",
+    ".tox",
+    ".venv",
+    ".vscode",
+    "__pypackages__",
+    "_build",
+    "buck-out",
+    "build",
+    "dist",
+    "node_modules",
+    "site-packages",
+    "venv",
+]
+
+# Same as Black.
+line-length = 88
+indent-width = 4
+
+# Assume Python 3.8
+target-version = "py310"
+
+[lint]
+# Enable Pyflakes (`F`) and a subset of the pycodestyle (`E`)  codes by default.
+select = ["E4", "E7", "E9", "F"]
+ignore = []
+
+# Allow fix for all enabled rules (when `--fix`) is provided.
+fixable = ["ALL"]
+unfixable = []
+
+# Allow unused variables when underscore-prefixed.
+dummy-variable-rgx = "^(_+|(_+[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?))$"
+
+[format]
+# Like Black, use double quotes for strings.
+quote-style = "double"
+
+# Like Black, indent with spaces, rather than tabs.
+indent-style = "space"
+
+# Like Black, respect magic trailing commas.
+skip-magic-trailing-comma = false
+
+# Like Black, automatically detect the appropriate line ending.
+line-ending = "auto"