How to resolve issue "SyntaxError: invalid non-printable character U+00A0"

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Solution:

:%s/\%u00A0/ /g

 

Detials:

这个错误信息（SyntaxError: invalid non-printable character U+00A0）意味着在您的代码中有一个不可打印的非法字符 U+00A0。U+00A0 是一个不间断空格（non-breaking space）字符，它与普通空格看起来相似，但在计算机处理上有所不同。

这个错误通常是因为在代码中意外地输入了不间断空格。您可以在代码编辑器中查找并替换这个字符，将其替换为普通空格。在大多数编辑器中，您可以使用查找和替换功能（通常是 Ctrl+F 或 Cmd+F）来完成这个操作。

 

 

To find the non-breaking space character (U+00A0) in your code, you can use a text editor or an integrated development environment (IDE) with a "Find" feature. Here are the general steps:

1. Open your code file in a text editor or IDE that supports finding and replacing text.
2. Open the "Find" dialog box. It's usually accessible via a menu option like "Edit" or "Search," or by pressing Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on macOS).
3. Copy the following character between the quotes (without the quotes): " " (This is the non-breaking space character)
4. Paste the character into the "Find" input field and start the search.

The text editor or IDE will highlight or navigate to the locations where the non-breaking space character is found. You can manually replace each non-breaking space with a regular space, or you can use the "Replace" feature to replace all occurrences automatically.

Keep in mind that the specific steps may vary depending on the text editor or IDE you're using.

 

 

In Vim, you can search for and replace the non-breaking space character (U+00A0) using the following steps:

1. Open your code file in Vim.
2. Press / to start a search.
3. Type \%u00A0 and press Enter. This will search for the non-breaking space character in your file. If found, Vim will move the cursor to the first occurrence.
4. To navigate through other occurrences, press n to go to the next match or N to go to the previous match.

To replace all occurrences of the non-breaking space character with a regular space:

1. Press : to enter command mode.
2. Type %s/\%u00A0/ /g and press Enter.

This command will replace all occurrences of the non-breaking space character with a regular space throughout the entire file.