handling non breaking space encoding

Avoiding using unicode.normalize to avoid adding any unintended changes Resolves #289
VirtualFlyBrain · Jun 24, 2024 · 69bffea · 69bffea
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diff --git a/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_tools.py b/src/uk/ac/ebi/vfb/neo4j/neo4j_tools.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ def results_2_dict_list(results):
 
 def escape_string(strng):
     if type(strng) == str:
+        strng = re.replace(u'\xa0', u' ')
         strng = re.sub(r'\\', r'\\\\', strng)
         strng = re.sub('"', '\\"', strng)
     return strng