F fix strict values in table columns

Summary

For https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/customers/geomar/management/-/issues/152. The TableImporter.check_datatype function is now less strict (by default) with numeric values in columns that are expected to have string values.

Focus

There had been already a strict option but it was only used for float columns containing integer values. This was extended.

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No manual testing is needed, unit tests should be sufficient.

If you still want to test it manually, run the Geomar server-profile with this branch and use, e.g., an integer in the "Storage ID" column of the sample upload.

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src/caosadvancedtools/table_importer.py

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class TableImporter():
         .. note::
 
           If columns are integer, but should be float, this method converts the respective columns
-          in place.
+          in place. The same for columns that should have string value but have numeric value.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ class TableImporter():
                 #  These special cases should be fine.
                 if issub(col_dtype, np.integer) and issub(datatype, np.floating):
                     df[key] = df[key].astype(datatype)
+                elif datatype == str:
+                    df[key] = df[key].astype(datatype)
 
             # Now check each element
             for idx, val in df.loc[pd.notnull(df.loc[:, key]), key].items():