* Move to newer build dependencies (Black, isort, etc.).
* Make adjustments to code formatting to match new Black version.
* Force docs/requirements.txt to have UNIX line endings
* Convert to PEP 440 convention for Git tags (i.e. "v3.5.3").
* Standardize and improve badges in markdown, so they are all links.
* Simplify pylint configuration and use "-j 0" to speed it up.