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    "import csv\n",
    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "\n",
    "df = pd.DataFrame({\"text\": [\"\"\"Hello! Please \"help\" me. I cannot quote a csv.\\\\\"\"\"], \"zoo\": [\"1\"]})\n",
    "df.to_csv(\"out.csv\", index=False, quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, encoding=\"utf-8\", escapechar='\\\\', doublequote=False)"
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       "'Hello! Please \"help\" me. I cannot quote a csv.\\\\'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 2,
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   "source": [
    "badval = df.text[0]\n",
    "badval"
   ]
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      "\"text\",\"zoo\"\r\n",
      "\"Hello! Please \\\"help\\\" me. I cannot quote a csv.\\\",\"1\"\r\n"
     ]
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   ],
   "source": [
    "!cat out.csv"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
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      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 4,
     "metadata": {},
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    "df2 = pd.read_csv(\"out.csv\", quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, encoding=\"utf-8\", escapechar='\\\\', doublequote=False)\n",
    "df2.text[0]"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
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       "'Hello! Please \"help\" me. I cannot quote a csv.\\\\'"
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     "execution_count": 9,
     "metadata": {},
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 26,
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   "source": [
    "with open('out2.csv', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:\n",
    "    writer = csv.writer(f, quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, escapechar=\"\\\\\", doublequote=False)\n",
    "    writer.writerow((badval,))"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 27,
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    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "\"Hello! Please \\\"help\\\" me. I cannot quote a csv.\\\"\r",
      "\r\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "!cat out2.csv"
   ]
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