Fix script execution for Linux VSCode development

This commit improves the VSCode configuration script for Linux-based
development environments.

It fixes a script execution failure in the deskto version during
development when using VSCode installed via Snap or Flatpak. It resolves
the following error encountered during script execution in development
mode (`npm run electron:dev`):

`symbol lookup error: /snap/core20/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0:
 undefined symbol: __libc_pthread_init, version GLIBC_PRIVATE`

Changes:

- Add a setting in VSCode configuration script to workaround script
  execution errors in sandboxed VSCode installations on Linux (see
  see microsoft/vscode#179274).
- Migrate the configuration script to Python for cross-platform
  compatibility and simplicity.
- Refactor the script for better extensibility.
- Automate installation of recommended VSCode extensions.
- Recommend VSCode Pylint extension for Python linting.
- Standardize Python development settings in `.editorconfig`.

.editorconfig

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
 [*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,vue,sh}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
@@ -9,3 +12,8 @@ max_line_length = 100
 [{Dockerfile}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
+
+[*.py]
+indent_size = 4 # PEP 8 (the official Python style guide) recommends using 4 spaces per indentation level
+indent_style = space
+max_line_length = 100