ci: update global python (#17)

Author: LizardByte-bot

.flake8

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 filename =
-    *.py
+    *.py,
+    *.pys
 max-line-length = 120
 extend-exclude =
     venv/

.github/workflows/python-flake8.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+---
 # This action is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
 # Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
 # the above-mentioned repo.
 
+# Lint python files with flake8.
+
 name: flake8
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [master, nightly]
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   flake8:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -23,7 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools flake8
+          # pin flake8 before v6.0.0 due to removal of support for type comments (required for Python 2.7 type hints)
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools "flake8<6"
 
       - name: Test with flake8
         run: |