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Remove duplicate "osutils" used by several workflows

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start by locating the osutils class in the python_pip and node_npm workflows and comparing the functionality they share. Determine where a common library belongs; done means both workflows use that shared implementation without duplicate osutils code.

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Description:
Several workflows python_pip, node_npm share the same osutils class. Fix this by moving common functionality into a library that can be shared across workflows.

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