Handle special characters

connortodd21 · connortodd21 · commit 70ba3552e084 · 2025-08-23T18:09:20.000-07:00
diff --git a/bin/us_counties.py b/bin/us_counties.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 p_data = Path('data')
 
 reader = csv.reader(p_data.joinpath('us_counties.txt').open())
+next(reader) # skip header row
 
 state_name_idx = 0
 state_fips_idx = 1
@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@
         }
     )
 
-p_data.joinpath('us_counties.json').write_text(json.dumps(counties))
+# need ensure_ascii=False to handle special characters (for PR counties)
+p_data.joinpath('us_counties.json').write_text(json.dumps(counties, ensure_ascii=False))

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@`
`6`	`6`	`p_data = Path('data')`
`7`	`7`
`8`	`8`	`reader = csv.reader(p_data.joinpath('us_counties.txt').open())`
	`9`	`+next(reader) # skip header row`
`9`	`10`
`10`	`11`	`state_name_idx = 0`
`11`	`12`	`state_fips_idx = 1`
`@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@`
`23`	`24`	`}`
`24`	`25`	`)`
`25`	`26`
`26`		`-p_data.joinpath('us_counties.json').write_text(json.dumps(counties))`
	`27`	`+# need ensure_ascii=False to handle special characters (for PR counties)`
	`28`	`+p_data.joinpath('us_counties.json').write_text(json.dumps(counties, ensure_ascii=False))`