Document Python formatting and linting in the rustc-dev-guide

Author: Kobzol

src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/src/conventions.md

@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ When modifying that code, use this command to format it:
 This uses a pinned version of `clang-format`, to avoid relying on the local
 environment.
 
+## Formatting and linting Python code
+
+The rustc repository contains quite a lof of Python code. We try to keep
+it both linted and formatted by the [ruff][ruff] tool.
+
+When modifying Python code, use this command to format it:
+```sh
+./x test tidy --extra-checks=py:fmt --bless
+```
+
+and the following command to run lints:
+```sh
+./x test tidy --extra-checks=py:lint
+```
+
+This uses a pinned version of `ruff`, to avoid relying on the local
+environment.
+
+[ruff]: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff
+
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