Make log / file opening work on linux / windows

lib/utilities/misc_helper.py

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+import logging
+import subprocess
+
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+def launch_url(url):
+    if subprocess.check_output(['which', 'open']):
+        subprocess.run(['open', url])  # macos
+    elif subprocess.check_output(['which', 'xdg-open']):
+        subprocess.run(['xdg-open', url])  # linux
+    elif subprocess.check_output(['which', 'start']):
+        subprocess.run(['start', url])  # windows - need to validate this works
+    else:
+        logger.error(f"No valid launchers found to launch url: {url}")