Add a module for implementing (sub-annual) time slices

[glatterf42]

This PR supersedes iiasa/message-ix-models#197 as @khaeru suggested this tool might be better placed in message_ix.

@behnam-zakeri Please take a look at the changes. Several things come to mind before merging this:

• [ ] Use the existing logging functionality instead of printing to stdout
• [ ] Write a bit of documentation on how to use this tool (e.g. via a README.rst as was done for add_year)
• [ ] Write tests for this new functionality.

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[glatterf42]

In the MESSAGE meeting just now, @behnam-zakeri mentioned that https://github.com/iiasa/message_ix/pull/680 might be related.

[behnam-zakeri]

@glatterf42 Related to the test, I have added an example of Westeros model via the Excel file, which is used by the code to create a Westeros scenario with time slices, exactly similar to the one we have in our published tutorials (Westeros_seasonality.ipynb). So, the only part missing will be to check if the output of these two models are the same or not.

1. Running the new code with input data from Westeros_baseline scenario and config data from Excel. [done]
2. Loading an already existing or running Westeros_Seasonality scenario (can be done easily).
3. Comparing the results of 1 and 2, e.g.:

• asserting if "time" related sets are the same ("time", "duration_time")
• asserting OBJ.
• asserting ACT of coal_ppl or wind_ppl in different times (winter or summer).

[glatterf42]

Unfortunately, neither @behnam-zakeri nor me have enough time to finish this PR in time for the 3.10 milestone. We hope this will be better for 3.11, though.

[glatterf42]

Not a lot seems to be missing here (mainly tests), but I don't think I'll have time to finish this before my leave. So I'm not sure when this will finally be nudged over the finish line.