MLE-12345 - Adds EditorConfig and Copilot Instructions

[BillFarber]

Sets up consistent code style and guidelines:

• Introduces EditorConfig to enforce consistent code formatting across the project.
• Provides Copilot instructions to guide AI code completion and generation, ensuring adherence to project standards, best practices, and dependency management.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

Adds configuration files to standardize project formatting and AI-assisted coding guidelines

• Introduces an EditorConfig file to enforce consistent indentation, line endings, and character settings across file types
• Provides a Copilot instructions document that outlines Python-specific coding standards, dependency management, and AI role expectations

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
.github/copilot-instructions.md	New document specifying AI code completion role, style, and tools
.editorconfig	New EditorConfig enforcing indent, charset, and whitespace rules