improve error on setting shots on new device api

[albi3ro]

Context:

As more devices switch to the new device interface, users may request properties or behaviours that are no longer there. The current error messages do not sufficiently alert users to the fact that the device interface has changed.

Description of the Change:

Make a more informative error when trying to set the shots or access a non-existant attribute.

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[lillian542]

This looks good to me 🎉

[trbromley]

Thanks @albi3ro!