[coverage] Add coverage tests with avocado and replace nosetests #3668
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Replacing nosetests with avocado coverage.
Adding it as a separate test for latest python also helps with testing new versions of python, which we didn't pick up in the past
There was a bug in avocado that wouldn't work and was discussed in avocado-framework/avocado#5610 and resolved. It is due to be back-ported to the LTS we are using, so adding this a sa draft to get it going and others to review
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