How to remove this \xa0 from a string in python?

Question

I have the following string:

 word = u\'Buffalo,\\xa0IL\\xa060625\'

I don\'t want the \"\\xa0\" in there. How can I get rid of it? The st

Answer 1

You can easily use unicodedata to get rid of all of \x... characters.

from unicodedata import normalize
normalize('NFKD', word)
>>> 'Buffalo, IL 60625'