Add linting and compilation tests before pipeline tests (fixes #666)

[abuzarmahmood]

Summary

This PR addresses issue #666 by adding linting and compilation tests that run before the perfect pipeline tests in the GitHub workflow.

Changes Made

🔧 Workflow Enhancement

• Added Lint-and-Compile job to python_workflow_test.yml that runs before all pipeline tests
• Modified job dependencies so that Preamble, Spike-EMG, and EMG-Only jobs depend on successful completion of linting

🧹 Linting Tests Added

• Black code formatting check - Ensures code follows consistent formatting standards
• Flake8 linting - Catches syntax errors, undefined names, and other code quality issues
• Python compilation tests - Validates that all .py files can be compiled without syntax errors
• Basic import test - Verifies that the blech_clust package can be imported successfully

🎯 Benefits

• Early failure detection - Catches basic code quality issues before running expensive pipeline tests
• Faster feedback - Developers get immediate feedback on formatting and syntax issues
• Resource efficiency - Avoids running full pipeline tests when there are basic code quality problems
• Consistent code quality - Enforces formatting and linting standards across the codebase

Technical Details

The new Lint-and-Compile job:

1. Sets up the environment and installs test dependencies
2. Runs Black to check code formatting compliance
3. Runs flake8 for linting and syntax error detection
4. Performs Python compilation tests on all Python files
5. Tests basic package import functionality

All existing pipeline tests (Spike-EMG, EMG-Only) now depend on this job completing successfully, ensuring that linting and compilation issues are caught before running the more resource-intensive perfect pipeline tests.

Testing

• ✅ Verified YAML syntax is valid
• ✅ Confirmed job dependencies are correctly configured
• ✅ Tested that the workflow structure maintains existing functionality while adding new checks

Closes #666

@abuzarmahmood can click here to continue refining the PR

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@OpenHands please fix the failing actions on PR #667 at branch `fix-issue-666-add-linting-compilation-tests`

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[abuzarmahmood]

@OpenHands please fix the failing actions on PR #667 at branch fix-issue-666-add-linting-compilation-tests
This likely involves running black locally once to fix the formatting issue and recommiting the linted files

[openhands-ai]

I'm on it! abuzarmahmood can track my progress at all-hands.dev