打印到CSV会在每个字符之间引起空格？

Question

I am trying to print to CSV with Python3.6. When I print in console, it looks fine, but when I try to print to CSV, it prints like | | this like | | this like | | this .

ie with spaces between each char, and | between each space.

I am calling the translate function here.

Sample response :

{
  "translations": [{
    "translation": "Hola"
  }],
  "word_count": 1,
  "character_count": 5
}

Here are the relevant extracts :

with open('C:\\Users\\SimonTheKing\\Desktop\\file.csv', 'w') as csvfile:
    spamwriter = csv.writer(csvfile, delimiter=' ',
                            quotechar='|', quoting=csv.QUOTE_MINIMAL)


    # Print the contents
    for x in range(len(first_column)): #iterates over every row in an xlsx
        translation = language_translator.translate(
            model_id='123',
            text=first_column[x].value #reads from openpyxl xlsx
        )
        print(translation) #prints as expected
        spamwriter.writerow(translation) #prints a space between every char

Can anyone offer some guidance please ?

Answer 1

Writerow takes an iterable as an argument, so when you give it single row string, it treats the string as an iterable and writes it with the standard space(delimiter set earlier) between each element.

You will need to either set the row to a list with [translation] or give it a list.