Fixed CSV writing issue in Brain Algorithm: Added escapechar and quoting options for datasets with special characters
#120
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Problem:
This PR addresses an issue in the
Brainmodule when writing structured log data to a CSV file. The error encountered is:The error occurs when parsing datasets that contain special characters or quotes. By default,
pandas.to_csv()does not set an escape character, which leads to a failure when special characters are present in the data.Solution:
The fix involves explicitly setting the following options when calling
to_csv()ingenerateresultmethod ofLogParserclass:escapechar='\\': Specifies the escape character (\) to handle special characters correctly.quoting=1(csv.QUOTE_MINIMAL): Ensures that fields containing special characters (such as commas, quotes, or newlines) are wrapped in quotes.Checklist:
_structured.csv) and event templates (_templates.csv) were successfully written without encountering theescapecharerror.