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test: improve rpc_gettxspendingprevout.py code

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Authored by furszy

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test: improve rpc_gettxspendingprevout.py code

Grouped changes to improve the overall readability and maintainability of the test.
A lot more can be done, but this is a good first step.

1) Use for-loops instead of duplicating lines to perform the same checks for each
node.

2) The {'txid': x, 'vout': y} dict is repeated everywhere in the test, both as
input to gettxspendingprevout and as part of its result when an output has no
known spender, making the test tedious to read and maintain.

This introduces a prevout(txid, vout) query helper and an unspent_out(txid, vout)
result helper to reduce the repetition. These two helpers are intentionally kept
separate to make it immediately clear whether a dict is an input to
gettxspendingprevout or an assertion on its result.

3) The same repetition problem mentioned above applies to other gettxspendingprevout
possible results:
Spent outputs returns {'txid': x, 'vout': y, 'spendingtxid': z} and
Spent outputs when requesting spending tx returns {'txid': x, 'vout': y,
'spendingtxid': z, 'blockhash': w, 'spendingtx': v}

To fix it, this introduces:
- spent_out(txid, vout, spending_tx_id): for outputs with a known spender
- spent_out_in_block(txid, vout, spending_tx_id, blockhash, spending_tx): for
outputs spent in a confirmed block, when full tx data is requested

4) Rename overloaded confirmed_utxo variable (used in three different tests) to more
descriptive names: root_utxo, reorg_replace_utxo, reorg_cancel_utxo to clarify
their roles in each of the tests.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a pure test-code cleanup. It rewrites a single functional test file to use helper functions and for-loops instead of repeating dictionary literals. There is no change to Bitcoin Core's production code, consensus rules, network protocol, wallet logic, or RPC behavior. It cannot affect live nodes, funds, or security.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal code-quality/test-maintenance review.

Security signals we found

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Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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