CSV Writer in Python: working with Unexpected Encoding implementing Special Characters
I'm testing a new approach and I've spent hours debugging this and Hey everyone, I'm running into an issue that's driving me crazy. I'm currently working with an scenario when trying to write a CSV file using Python's built-in `csv` module. I'm attempting to include special characters (like é, ñ, ü) in my output, but they are being incorrectly encoded. Specifically, the output file is being saved without the correct UTF-8 encoding, resulting in garbled characters. Here’s a simplified version of my code: ```python import csv data = [ ['Name', 'Description'], ['José', 'A description with special character é'], ['Münich', 'Another description with ü'] ] with open('output.csv', mode='w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as file: writer = csv.writer(file) writer.writerows(data) ``` After executing this script, I open `output.csv` in a text editor and see that the special characters are not displayed correctly. I also made sure to specify the `encoding='utf-8'` argument while opening the file, but it still doesn't seem to solve the question. I’ve tried using different text editors to view the CSV, and even if I change the encoding in the editor itself, the characters still appear incorrectly. I also experimented with the `pandas` library, using `pd.DataFrame.to_csv()`, but I encountered a similar scenario. I want to ensure that the special characters are correctly encoded in the output file. What more can I do to resolve this encoding scenario? Are there specific configurations I need to check or alternative methods to write the CSV that might handle special characters better? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! For context: I'm using Python on Ubuntu. Am I missing something obvious? This is part of a larger service I'm building. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've been using Python for about a year now. What's the best practice here?