Drop Py3.9, add Py3.14, remove npm dev deps

[t1m0thyj]

What It Does

Removes npm deps so that npm is used purely as a task runner and there are no node_modules needed 😋

Also drops support for Python 3.9 which reached EoL and adds Python 3.14 to the build matrix.

How to Test

Test the npm scripts doc:open, env:active, env:delete

Review Checklist
I certify that I have:

• tested my changes
• added/updated automated tests
• updated the changelog
• followed the contribution guidelines

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 81.86%. Comparing base (822d5b1) to head (510c2b4).
⚠️ Report is 59 commits behind head on main.

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[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR removes npm development dependencies (opener, rimraf, run-script-os) from the project and replaces them with a Python script, allowing npm to be used purely as a task runner without requiring node_modules.

Key Changes:

• Created a new Python script (scripts/tasks.py) to handle documentation opening and virtual environment management tasks
• Updated npm scripts in package.json to call the Python script instead of npm packages
• Removed all npm dev dependencies and the package-lock.json file

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

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File	Description
scripts/tasks.py	New Python script providing doc-open, env-active, and env-delete functionality previously handled by npm packages
package.json	Updated npm scripts to invoke Python tasks and removed devDependencies section
package-lock.json	Removed entirely as there are no longer any npm dependencies to track
docs/README.md	Updated build instructions to remove the npm install step
.npmrc	Removed configuration file as it's no longer needed without dependencies

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[Copilot]

[nitpick] The path construction using os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) assumes the script is always in scripts/ directory. Consider using a more robust approach with os.getcwd() or checking if the file exists before opening.

Suggested change

	path = "docs/build/html/index.html"
	print(f"Opening {path} in web browser...")
	abs_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))), path)
	webbrowser.open("file://" + abs_path.replace("\\", "/"))
	path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "docs", "build", "html", "index.html")
	if not os.path.exists(path):
	print(f"Error: Documentation file not found at {path}")
	return
	print(f"Opening {path} in web browser...")
	webbrowser.open("file://" + path.replace("\\", "/"))

[zFernand0]

LGTM! 😋

I like where this is going! 🙏
Do we need to update any user-facing (zowe docs) content to state that we are dropping support for Python 3.9?

[t1m0thyj]

LGTM! 😋

I like where this is going! 🙏 Do we need to update any user-facing (zowe docs) content to state that we are dropping support for Python 3.9?

@zFernand0 I believe we are good because Zowe docs link to the Python SDK docs which have been updated in this PR: https://zowe-client-python-sdk--379.org.readthedocs.build/en/379/usage/requirements.html

[traeok]

Thanks for working on this Timothy, had a quick question about the comment in secrets-sdk workflow

[github-actions]

Release succeeded for the main branch. 🎉

The following packages have been published:

• pypi: zowe_core_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_python_sdk_bundle-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_workflows_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_zos_console_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_zos_files_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_zos_jobs_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_zos_tso_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24
• pypi: zowe_zosmf_for_zowe_sdk-1.0.0.dev24

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