Add .editorconfig and a minimal VS Code configuration

.editorconfig

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+# EditorConfig is awesome: https://EditorConfig.org
+
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+# Matches multiple files with brace expansion notation
+# Set default charset
+[*.{md,py}]
+charset = utf-8
+
+[*.py]
+indent_style = tab
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true

.gitignore

@@ -21,4 +21,17 @@ desktop.ini
 /*.zip
 test*
 *.lnk
-manifest.ini
+manifest.ini
+
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/code
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=code
+
+### Code ###
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+*.code-workspace
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/code

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+	"editor.accessibilitySupport": "on",
+	"pythonIndent.useTabOnHangingIndent": true,
+	"editor.tabCompletion": "on",
+	"files.eol": "\n",
+	"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+	"files.exclude": {
+		"**/.git": true,
+		"**/env/**": true,
+		"**/venv/**": true,
+		"**/virtualenv/**": true,
+		"**/__pycache__": true,
+		"**/**/*.pyc": true
+	},
+	"files.watcherExclude": {
+		"**/.git/objects/**": true,
+		"**/__pycache__": true,
+		"**/**/*.pyc": true
+	},
+	"python.formatting.provider": "autopep8",
+	"python.linting.enabled": true,
+	"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+	"python.linting.pylintUseMinimalCheckers": false,
+	"python.linting.pylintArgs": [
+		"-d W0312",
+		"--indent-string='\t'",
+		"--indent-after-paren=1",
+		"--additional-builtins=_", // _ is used for localization
+		"--extension-pkg-whitelist=wx",
+		"--init-hook='import sys; sys.path.append(\"%USERPROFILE%/src/nvaccess/nvda/source\")'"
+	]
+}