fix: remove python shim for already removed codec files

[anubhutivyas]

Summary

• We removed the libsndfile .so for fixing the CVEs, but left soundfile.py behind and it caused GRPO training to fail with error

  File "/app/services/rl/src/nmp/rl/tasks/training/backends/nemo_rl/backend.py", line 196, in execute_training
    raise parsed.to_exception()
nmp.rl.tasks.training.errors.parser.OSError: cannot load library 'libsndfile.so': libsndfile.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

• Call chain - When we run GRPO training we call grpo.py and import AutoProcessor here which eventually call this in transformers library.
• Since the soundfile.py exists, it tries to load 'libsndfile.so' and fails
• Second issue is the base image sets HOME=/home/nmp-build for its build user (uid 2000), and that ENV survives into the published image. The training image switches the runtime user to uid 1000 (ubuntu) and creates + chowns /home/ubuntu but never updates HOME. And when running GRPO training I get this error

  File "/app/services/rl/src/nmp/rl/tasks/training/backends/nemo_rl/backend.py", line 196, in execute_training
    raise parsed.to_exception()
nmp.rl.tasks.training.errors.parser.PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/home/nmp-build/.swanlab'

Related Issue

Changes

This PR removes the shim along with the codec, so the probe returns False and transformers skips the backend entirely.

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Bug Fixes

• Improved cleanup of unused audio-processing files in reinforcement learning environments.
• Prevented unnecessary audio backend detection during training setup, improving compatibility.
• Improved runtime environment configuration for reinforcement learning training images.

Tests

• Added smoke-test coverage for reinforcement learning training initialization and driver loading.
• Verified codec cleanup and training setup behavior in GPU environments.

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Walkthrough

The change removes soundfile.py from RL environment and cache paths. It sets the runtime HOME path. GPU smoke tests verify cleanup coverage, disablement of the Transformers soundfile probe, and successful GRPO configuration import.

Changes

RL codec cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Soundfile removal and runtime configuration docker/rl/codec-file-removals.txt, docker/rl/Dockerfile.nmp-rl-training	Adds soundfile.py removal patterns for RL environments and caches. Sets HOME to /home/${USERNAME} in the runtime image.
Cleanup and import validation tests/smoke_gpu/test_rl_training.py	Checks soundfile.py scanner coverage. Verifies that Transformers reports soundfile as unavailable and that nemo_rl.algorithms.grpo imports MasterConfig.

Possibly related PRs

• NVIDIA-NeMo/nemo-platform#1372: Extends related RL codec-removal paths and smoke-test coverage.
• NVIDIA-NeMo/nemo-platform#1414: Modifies the same RL cleanup manifest and smoke-test areas.
• NVIDIA-NeMo/nemo-platform#1346: Sets HOME=/home/${USERNAME} in the same RL training Dockerfile.

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In `@tests/smoke_gpu/test_rl_training.py`:
- Around line 39-43: Update the cleanup pattern tuple and its associated test
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Rename the cleanup pattern set or update its failure description.

The tuple now contains both libsndfile and soundfile.py patterns, but SOUNDFILE_LIBSNDFILE_PATTERNS and the existing test message still describe only libsndfile. Rename the tuple and test, or update the failure text, so a leftover soundfile.py reports accurately.

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In `@tests/smoke_gpu/test_rl_training.py` around lines 39 - 43, Update the cleanup
pattern tuple and its associated test failure description to accurately cover
both libsndfile and soundfile.py leftovers; either rename
SOUNDFILE_LIBSNDFILE_PATTERNS and the test to reflect both patterns, or revise
the failure text while preserving the existing cleanup behavior.

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Suite	Lines Covered	Line Rate	Branch Rate
Unit Tests	34305/43322	79.2%	64.0%
Integration Tests	20260/41121	49.3%	22.0%