--csv-delimiter doesn't work

[batichotti]

Bug founded on Windows and Linux

CLoC doesn't change the delimiter when --csv-delimiter=; is on. If we change the syntax to something that doesn't work the CLoC falls and raises an error, but with the syntax below nothing happens.

(context: the code is a Python script)

system(f"{cloc} --by-file-by-lang --csv --csv-delimiter={DELIMITER} --out={output_path}/{language}/{repository}.csv {input_path}/{language}/{repository}")

The result is the same without the command, just the CLoC separated by commas, but we want ; as the delimiter.

Am I wrong or is the code broken?

[AlDanial]

If you replace system() with print(), what is the output? I'd like to see the full command that was issued.

[AlDanial]

The reason, at least on Linux, is most likely that the semicolon needs to be quoted, otherwise the shell will think you're supplying two commands. Give this a try:

system(f"{cloc} --by-file-by-lang --csv --csv-delimiter='{DELIMITER}' --out={output_path}/{language}/{repository}.csv {input_path}/{language}/{repository}")

where single quotes surround the delimiter.

[batichotti]

We fixed this problem trading the ";" to "|". Thank you for help.

[batichotti]

And you are right, the quotes made the difference.