[tests] [docs] update README for new test naming scheme

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`set_test_params()`, `add_options()` and `setup_xxxx()` methods at the top of
the subclass, then locally-defined helper methods, then the `run_test()` method.
#### Naming guidelines
- Name the test `<area>_test.py`, where area can be one of the following:
- `feature` for tests for full features that aren't wallet/mining/mempool, eg `feature_rbf.py`
- `interface` for tests for other interfaces (REST, ZMQ, etc), eg `interface_rest.py`
- `mempool` for tests for mempool behaviour, eg `mempool_reorg.py`
- `mining` for tests for mining features, eg `mining_prioritisetransaction.py`
- `p2p` for tests that explicitly test the p2p interface, eg `p2p_disconnect_ban.py`
- `rpc` for tests for individual RPC methods or features, eg `rpc_listtransactions.py`
- `wallet` for tests for wallet features, eg `wallet_keypool.py`
- use an underscore to separate words
- exception: for tests for specific RPCs or command line options which don't include underscores, name the test after the exact RPC or argument name, eg `rpc_decodescript.py`, not `rpc_decode_script.py`
- Don't use the redundant work `test` in the name, eg `interface_zmq.py`, not `interface_zmq_test.py`
#### General test-writing advice
- Set `self.num_nodes` to the minimum number of nodes necessary for the test.