Align lineardoc Python API with JavaScript implementation

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Python's lineardoc module was exporting internal utilities (from .utils import *, get_prop) that JavaScript keeps private. This created API inconsistency between implementations.

Changes

• Removed wildcard import from .utils import * - keeps utility functions (esc, find_all, is_reference, etc.) internal
• Removed get_prop export - moves from public API to internal helper
• Reordered imports to match JavaScript structure
• Added detailed comparison report documenting all differences found

API Impact

Before:

from lib.lineardoc import Doc, Parser, esc, get_prop  # utils leaked

After:

from lib.lineardoc import Doc, Parser  # ✓
from lib.lineardoc import esc          # ImportError - internal only
from lib.lineardoc.utils import esc    # ✓ explicit access still works

Both implementations now export exactly 8 classes: Doc, TextBlock, TextChunk, Builder, Parser, Contextualizer, MwContextualizer, Normalizer.

See LINEARDOC_COMPARISON_REPORT.md for complete analysis of differences between implementations.

Original prompt

On init.py, Compare this python code with js code in https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-services-cxserver/tree/master/lib/lineardoc, create report what missing or need to be updated or different

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