Cleanup and unclutter old and unused files in repo

[juarezr]

This PR has the objective of cleaning up old files cluttering git repository root.

Changes

• .gitignore: added custom config needed for petl
• replaced .gitignore with a python focused one
• remove appveyor left over after github actions migration
• remove discontinued travis-ci.org left over
• git: remove outdated eclipse ide config
• git: unclutter repo root dir
• git: rm old unused files

Checklist

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• Source Code rules apply:
  • Includes unit tests
  • New functions have docstrings with examples that can be run with doctest
  • New functions are included in API docs
  • Docstrings include notes for any changes to API or behaviour
  • All changes are documented in docs/changes.rst
• Versioning and history tracking rules apply:
  • Using atomic commits when possible
  • Commits are reversible when possible
  • There is no incomplete changes in the pull request
  • There is no accidental garbage added in source code
• Testing rules apply:
  • Tested locally using tox / pytest
  • Automated testing passes (see CI)
  • Unit test coverage has not decreased (see Coveralls)
• State of these changes is:
  • Just a proof of concept
  • Work in progress / Further changes needed
  • Ready to review
  • Ready to merge

[coveralls]

Pull Request Test Coverage Report for Build 1803252162

• 0 of 0 changed or added relevant lines in 0 files are covered.
• No unchanged relevant lines lost coverage.
• Overall coverage remained the same at 91.759%

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Totals
Change from base Build 1803097838:	0.0%
Covered Lines:	12404
Relevant Lines:	13518

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