Why my csv file shows "Error! output.csv is not UTF-8 encoded"?

Question

I want to convert my array to csv file. I have an array named result.

result = ['Prenzlauer Berg Nordwest' 'Neuköllner Mitte/Zentrum' 'Rixdorf' ...
          'Parkviertel' 'Frankfurter Allee Süd FK' 'Helmholtzplatz']

I try to write an array to csv file using np.savetxt('output.csv', result, delimiter=',', fmt='%s')

But, in my csv file shows

Error! output.csv is not UTF-8 encoded. Saving disabled. See console for more details. 

How do i fix this?

Thank youu

Answer 1

The csv file you are using likely does not support UTF-8 text formatting so some special characters might not work. Try following these steps to turn on utf-8 encoding in your csv file: https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-save-csv-excel-file-as-utf-8-encoded/

Or try creating a new csv file. I think np can set the csv file to the correct type automatically upon creation.

Answer 2

In an ipython session running in linux , your code works:

In [50]: result = ['Prenzlauer Berg Nordwest', 'Neuköllner Mitte/Zentrum', 'Rixdorf', 
    ...:           'Parkviertel', 'Frankfurter Allee Süd FK', 'Helmholtzplatz']                        
In [51]: result = np.array(result)                                                                     
In [52]: result                                                                                        
Out[52]: 
array(['Prenzlauer Berg Nordwest', 'Neuköllner Mitte/Zentrum', 'Rixdorf',
       'Parkviertel', 'Frankfurter Allee Süd FK', 'Helmholtzplatz'],
      dtype='<U24')
In [53]: np.savetxt('output.csv', result, delimiter=',', fmt='%s')                                     
In [54]: cat output.csv                                                                                
Prenzlauer Berg Nordwest
Neuköllner Mitte/Zentrum
Rixdorf
Parkviertel
Frankfurter Allee Süd FK
Helmholtzplatz

And in an editor the file type is utf8.

Answer 3

If you open the csv file in Excel and save as "CSV UTF-8(Comma delimited)(*.csv)", it works perfectly. I just did that and it works.