Consider moving `irods.test.helpers.make_session` into `irods.helpers` about python-irodsclient

[mstfdkmn]

FYI: I remember this #412 because waiting for an enhancement to use make_session easily where needed.

[alanking]

@mstfdkmn - Good catch. Perhaps this can be closed as a duplicate of #412. Thoughts, @d-w-moore?

[d-w-moore]

Yes, this PR probably sets us on a particular path for addressing #412. As to what's the better name, irods.utility, irods.misc or irods.helpers, I don't know. I usually defer to the consensus. Have there been any other PR's around that attempt to establish a common space for utility functions and such?

[korydraughn]

There's already an irods.session module. Why not put it in there?

from irods.session import make_session

[d-w-moore]

@korydraughn I'm ok with that. So then we keep #412 around for now, and consider whether it may or may not be addressed by the creation of irods.helpers.xml_mode and the namespace / package in which it resides?

[korydraughn]

Sounds good to me.