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refactor: modernize UserItem.CSVImport - use csv module for parsing #1846

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@jacalata

UserItem.CSVImport has some internal design smells worth cleaning up.

1. Use the csv module for parsing. Today the code does line.split(","), which misaligns whenever a field contains a comma - a password like "my,pa\$\$w0rd", a display name like "Smith, John". The column-1 mask added in #1829 only covers what lands in column 1; bytes that spill into column 2+ still leak (see test_password_with_comma_partially_masks). csv.reader also handles quoted values, CRLF, and BOM deliberately rather than coincidentally.

2. Consolidate two username extractions. validate_file_for_import uses line.partition(",")[0].strip(), while _validate_import_line_or_throw uses list(map(str.strip, line.split(",")))[USERNAME]. Same result today, but a maintenance hazard. A csv.reader migration collapses both.

3. Align error handling in create_user_from_line. It returns None for empty input but raises ValueError for too many columns. Pick one convention.

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