Configure build-time dependencies

[covracer]

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Closes astral-sh/uv#4069 (comment)

https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/quickstart.html#basic-use describes this style of configuring build-time dependencies (requirements). As of 2024-06-24, uv pip install . (uv 0.1.41) and pip install --use-pep517 . (pip 24.1) will fail without this file.

Flags which can work around the issue for prior biopython versions are --legacy-setup-py (uv only) and --no-build-isolation (pip and uv).

Test installation with the --use-pep517 flag and add a pre-commit hook to validate pyproject.toml.

[peterjc]

This is I think related to #4749 which takes a simpler approach and might also solve astral-sh/uv#4069 (comment)

[peterjc]

Background reading https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/modernize-setup-py-project/

[peterjc]

The test_WellRecord failure on CircleCI has been fixed on the default, see #4754

[covracer]

This is I think related to #4749 which takes a simpler approach and might also solve astral-sh/uv#4069 (comment)

Thanks! I've tested that approach and it does fix the issue. Closing this PR in favor of #4749.

[peterjc]

OK, at some point we'll probably have to update the setup/build system, but it wasn't something I wanted to do now when I'm chasing bugs blocking the release. Thank you!