Use escape character over double quoting in generated CSV #972
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Summary
Adjust the params in the
csv.writer()
object in the CSV generator to use escape\
as an escape characters for double quotes within an already quoted field. Default behavior generates field values with double double-quotes.Behavior was noted while working on #966.
Example
Current:
PR:
Side Effect
One small, side-effect change is example values themselves containing
\
as part of their string values will now be quoted:Current:
PR: