Test: Log/Show notification if unsupported version of pylint is found.

[karthiknadig]

Refs: #19435

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The Pylint extension should show notification or log error if unsupported version of pylint in found.

Requirements

1. python 3.7 or greater
2. Pylint extension from here: https://artprodeus21.artifacts.visualstudio.com/A341001b6-62a6-4d7e-aa61-779aea3de100/a6d41577-0fa3-498e-af22-257312ff0545/_apis/artifact/cGlwZWxpbmVhcnRpZmFjdDovL21vbmFjb3Rvb2xzL3Byb2plY3RJZC9hNmQ0MTU3Ny0wZmEzLTQ5OGUtYWYyMi0yNTczMTJmZjA1NDUvYnVpbGRJZC8xNzk0NjUvYXJ0aWZhY3ROYW1lL2V4dGVuc2lvbg2/content?format=file&subPath=%2Fms-python.pylint.2022.3.12071745.vsix

Steps

1. Create a workspace folder
2. Create a virtual environment: python -m venv .venv
3. Install pylint version < 2.12.2 : python -m pip install pylint==2.9.3
4. Open in vscode and create a python file.
5. Ensure that you have set pylint.importStrategy to fromEnvironment.
6. Check the Output > Pylint logs, you should see a message:

[Error - 12:14:49 PM] Version of linter running for c:\GIT\TestPlans\pylinttest is NOT supported:
SUPPORTED pylint>=2.12.2
FOUND pylint==2.9.3

7. Add the following to your user setting:

"pylint.showNotifications": "onError"

8. That should automatically restart pylint server, and should show you the notification below: