fix

brat.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def example_to_document(
             if len(starts) > 1:
                 # check if the text in between the fragments holds only space
                 merged_content_texts = [doc.text[start:end] for start, end in zip(ends[:-1],starts[1:])]
-                merged_content_texts_not_empty = [text.trim() for text in merged_content_texts if text.trim() != ""]
+                merged_content_texts_not_empty = [text.strip() for text in merged_content_texts if text.strip() != ""]
                 if len(merged_content_texts_not_empty) > 0:
                     logger.warning(
                         f"document '{doc.id}' contains a non-contiguous span with text content in between (will be merged into a single span): "