Replace all HTML from fields in Esri feature class

replacehtml.py

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import urllib
import os

mxd = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject('current')
map = mxd.listMaps()[0]
layer = map.listLayers()[0]


fields = ["title", "standardPlace", "content", "actor", "reflection", "contactName"]

edit = arcpy.da.Editor(os.path.dirname(layer.dataSource))
edit.startEditing(False, True)

with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(layer, fields) as cursor:
    for row in cursor:
        for i in range(len(fields)):
            try:
                parsed = urllib.parse.unquote(row[i])
                soup = BeautifulSoup(parsed)
                texts = soup.find_all(text=True)
                for t in texts:
                    newtext = t.replace("&nbsp", "")
                    newtext = t.replace(u'\xa0', u' ')
                    t.replace_with(newtext)
            except TypeError:
                texts = [""]        
            row[i] = " ".join(texts)
        edit.startOperation()
        cursor.updateRow(row)
        edit.stopOperation()  

edit.stopEditing(True)