Azure transition

[bernardopacini]

Purpose

This PR adds Azure pipelines testing to replace travis. The Azure yaml and build bash scripts are included in the .github directory.

Type of change

What types of change is it?
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• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (non-backwards-compatible fix or feature)
• Code style update (formatting, renaming)
• Refactoring (no functional changes, no API changes)
• Documentation update
• Maintenance update
• Other (please describe)

Testing

Azure has successfully run the build and test stages.

Checklist

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• I have run flake8 and black to make sure the code adheres to PEP-8 and is consistently formatted
• I have run unit and regression tests which pass locally with my changes
• I have added new tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have added necessary documentation

[bernardopacini]

• Add Azure pipelines badge to readme