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Replace usages of `\n` with `os.linesep`

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I know we just intend to support Linux at the moment, but should we use os.linesep instead of \n throughout our code?

Originally posted by @bschwedler in https://github.com/posit-dev/images-shared/pull/82#discussion_r1963728946

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No file or test is named. Search the repository for literal "\n" usages, inspect each Python call site and its surrounding tests, and confirm that the replacements consistently use os.linesep without changing unrelated escaped strings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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