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In python, how would one change the string 'Nelson Vel\xc3\xa1zquez' to 'Nelson Velazquez'? Question: The issue is with proper encoding. The data type is a string, where the string does not convert the spanish á properly and instead shows as xc3xa1. How do you convert these to show ‘Nelson Velazquez’? example variable: text = ‘Nelson …