Replace Spotless with simple python lint script

build.gradle

@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ plugins {
     // Maven
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'signing'
-
-    // Spotless formatter
-    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.8.0"
 }
 
 compileJava.options.encoding = "UTF-8"
@@ -241,30 +238,6 @@ eclipse {
     }
 }
 
-spotless {
-  // optional: limit format enforcement to just the files changed by this feature branch
-  ratchetFrom 'LintRatchet'
-
-  format 'misc', {
-    // define the files to apply `misc` to
-    target '*.gradle', '*.md', '.gitignore'
-
-    // define the steps to apply to those files
-    trimTrailingWhitespace()
-    indentWithSpaces() // or spaces. Takes an integer argument if you don't like 4
-    endWithNewline()
-  }
-  java {
-    // don't need to set target, it is inferred from java
-    // define the steps to apply to those files
-    trimTrailingWhitespace()
-    indentWithSpaces() // or spaces. Takes an integer argument if you don't like 4
-    endWithNewline()
-    replaceRegex('Force one space between if/etc. and ( or {', '(?<=\\b(?:if|for|while|switch|try|else|catch|finally|synchronized)) *(?=[\\(\\{])', ' ')
-    replaceRegex('Force one space between ) and {', '\\) *\\{(?!\\})', ') {')
-  }
-}
-
 signing {
     if(!version.endsWith('-dev')) {
         sign publishing.publications.mavenJava