processing error with create.network_data.from.file module (gexf)

[yaslena]

Describe the bug
When version 1.3 gexf is used (which is the current Gephi version), then the file can't be read with networkX. NetworkX currently only supports versions “1.1draft”, “1.2draft”

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Onboard lesmis.gexf file in kiara with import.local.file module from filepath.
2. Run create.network_data.from.file with the onboarded gexf file.
3. See error "Processing error": No element in GEXF file.

Expected behavior
Would be great if there was support for the current format.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS Ventura Version 13.2.1
• kiara command line app in Terminal

Additional context
I have found no solution since the same problem was posted here 2 years ago: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65966320/networkxerror-no-graph-element-in-gexf-file
The igraph package has no support for gexf files either. It seems that most people use Gephi itself for converting when they want to work with the data in python.