add lint workflow

.github/workflows/lint.yml

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+# This workflow will lint python and cython files using pylint and cython, respectively
+# adapted from https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/blob/main/ci/pylint.yml
+# Linting can be configured in pyproject.toml
+
+name: Lint using pylint and cython-lint
+
+on: 
+  push:
+    branches: ["main", "dev"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main", "dev"]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: "Set up Python 3.12"
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.12"
+        cache: pip
+    - name: Install linters
+    - run: |
+      python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+      pip install pylint cython-lint
+    - name: Run lint
+    - run: |
+      pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
+      cython-lint $(git ls-files '*.pyx')