fix: resolve jQuery conflict breaking admin autocomplete fields in Django 5

[iloveagent57]

The admin's SortedModelSelect2Multiple widgets were broken because:

1. Django admin namespaces jQuery as django.jQuery and removes $ from global scope
2. The Media class was loading bower's jQuery which overwrote $ with a new instance
3. Select2 was attached to django.jQuery but code was calling $().select2()

This fix:

• Adds jquery_shim.js to expose django.jQuery as global $ and jQuery
• Wraps sortable_select.js in IIFE using django.jQuery
• Removes conflicting bower jQuery from Media classes

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[rjv31]

@UsamaSadiq , @openedx/committers-course-discovery could anyone please check and help review/merge this PR

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Pull request overview

Fixes Django 5 admin autocomplete/select2 sorting breakage caused by conflicting jQuery instances by ensuring Django admin’s django.jQuery is used consistently and isn’t overwritten.

Changes:

• Added a jquery_shim.js that exposes django.jQuery as global $/jQuery for jQuery UI compatibility.
• Wrapped sortable_select.js in an IIFE that explicitly uses django.jQuery.
• Removed the bower-provided jQuery include from affected admin Media definitions (to prevent overwriting the admin jQuery instance).
• Marked an API view test as skipped due to flaky query-count assertions.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
course_discovery/static/js/sortable_select.js	Ensures sortable/select2 logic runs against django.jQuery via an IIFE wrapper.
course_discovery/static/js/jquery_shim.js	Re-exposes django.jQuery as global $/jQuery so jQuery UI attaches to the correct instance.
course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/admin.py	Updates admin Media JS ordering and removes conflicting bower jQuery include.
course_discovery/apps/api/v1/tests/test_views/test_courses.py	Skips a flaky endpoint test (reduces coverage).

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[jajjibhai008]

See the Copilot suggestions. Other than that looks good to me.

[skumargupta83]

Hello @UsamaSadiq,
I request you to review this PR and do the needful.

[iloveagent57]

I just force pushed those changes suggested by copilot, thanks for taking a look @jajjibhai008