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Fix df.to_csv() for string arrays when encoded in utf-8 #18013

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to_csv now working for string arrays using ascii, still broken for utf-8
rtkaleta Oct 28, 2017
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Make the expected outcome easier to read
rtkaleta Oct 29, 2017
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Address comment about xfailing the utf8 case
rtkaleta Nov 5, 2017
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26 changes: 25 additions & 1 deletion pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_csv.py
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Expand Up @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def test_to_csv_date_format(self):
expected_ymd_sec)

def test_to_csv_multi_index(self):
# see gh-6618
# GH 6618
df = DataFrame([1], columns=pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays([[1], [2]]))

exp = ",1\n,2\n0,1\n"
Expand All @@ -223,3 +223,27 @@ def test_to_csv_multi_index(self):

exp = "foo\nbar\n1\n"
assert df.to_csv(index=False) == exp

def test_to_csv_string_array(self):
# GH 10813
str_array = [{'names': ['foo', 'bar']}, {'names': ['baz', 'qux']}]
df = pd.DataFrame(str_array)
expected_ascii = '''\
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so if you make this 2 test functions, then you can xfail the non-working one (to at least get things passing)

0,"['foo', 'bar']"
1,"['baz', 'qux']"
'''
with tm.ensure_clean('str_test.csv') as path:
df.to_csv(path, encoding='ascii')
with open(path, 'r') as f:
assert f.read() == expected_ascii

expected_utf8 = '''\
,names
0,"[u'foo', u'bar']"
1,"[u'baz', u'qux']"
'''
with tm.ensure_clean('unicode_test.csv') as path:
df.to_csv(path, encoding='utf-8')
with open(path, 'r') as f:
assert f.read() == expected_utf8