consider replacing bash precommit hooks with pre-commit cli tool

[jspaaks]

1. scripts in .githooks/pre-commit could be replaced by .pre-commit-config.yaml in the root of the project.
2. When we make this change the developer documentation in README.dev.md should be updated accordingly.
3. And setup.cfg should include pre-commit in its developer requirements.
4. Also, add a section in the main README.md to point out that this functionality exists.
5. And CHANGELOG.md should mention that this was introduced.

[jspaaks]

Done, closing