update pre-commit hooks

trying python 3.7 instead

fixed incorrectly detected error by mypy on some systems
black has reformatted code after update

added support for strings
this is a bit more tricky so issues could arise

also fixed ess.__name__
see https://packaging.python.org/guides/single-sourcing-package-version/

(which I think is currently 3.9 that does not fully work)

added more options to the data file

this is the first list of options added