load_text_file

data.load_text_file(path, *, strict_ascii=True)

Read a single .txt file and return a cleaned {doc_id, text} record.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
path	str | Path	File to read.	required
strict_ascii	bool	Drop non-ASCII bytes when True (default) to sidestep spaCy model quirks on unusual characters.	True