Remove blank rows from CSV file









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I have a CSV file that contains blank rows like this:



row A

row B
row C


row D


How should I proceed to remove those blank rows to have:



row A
row B
row C
row D


I found many topics on this subject for other languages but none in Ruby.










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I have a CSV file that contains blank rows like this:



row A

row B
row C


row D


How should I proceed to remove those blank rows to have:



row A
row B
row C
row D


I found many topics on this subject for other languages but none in Ruby.










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I have a CSV file that contains blank rows like this:



row A

row B
row C


row D


How should I proceed to remove those blank rows to have:



row A
row B
row C
row D


I found many topics on this subject for other languages but none in Ruby.










share|improve this question















I have a CSV file that contains blank rows like this:



row A

row B
row C


row D


How should I proceed to remove those blank rows to have:



row A
row B
row C
row D


I found many topics on this subject for other languages but none in Ruby.







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Three simple steps:



data = File.read('data.csv') # Read the file
cleaned = data.gsub(/^$n/, '') # Remove blank lines, from [1]
File.open('out.csv', 'w') # Write the cleaned data


[1] Remove empty lines from string






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    You don't have to delete the blank lines, just skip them:



    require "csv" 

    CSV.foreach("path/to/file.csv", skip_blanks: true) do |row|
    # handle row, it won't be blank
    end





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      Three simple steps:



      data = File.read('data.csv') # Read the file
      cleaned = data.gsub(/^$n/, '') # Remove blank lines, from [1]
      File.open('out.csv', 'w') # Write the cleaned data


      [1] Remove empty lines from string






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        accepted










        Three simple steps:



        data = File.read('data.csv') # Read the file
        cleaned = data.gsub(/^$n/, '') # Remove blank lines, from [1]
        File.open('out.csv', 'w') # Write the cleaned data


        [1] Remove empty lines from string






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          accepted







          up vote
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          accepted






          Three simple steps:



          data = File.read('data.csv') # Read the file
          cleaned = data.gsub(/^$n/, '') # Remove blank lines, from [1]
          File.open('out.csv', 'w') # Write the cleaned data


          [1] Remove empty lines from string






          share|improve this answer












          Three simple steps:



          data = File.read('data.csv') # Read the file
          cleaned = data.gsub(/^$n/, '') # Remove blank lines, from [1]
          File.open('out.csv', 'w') # Write the cleaned data


          [1] Remove empty lines from string







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              You don't have to delete the blank lines, just skip them:



              require "csv" 

              CSV.foreach("path/to/file.csv", skip_blanks: true) do |row|
              # handle row, it won't be blank
              end





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                You don't have to delete the blank lines, just skip them:



                require "csv" 

                CSV.foreach("path/to/file.csv", skip_blanks: true) do |row|
                # handle row, it won't be blank
                end





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                  You don't have to delete the blank lines, just skip them:



                  require "csv" 

                  CSV.foreach("path/to/file.csv", skip_blanks: true) do |row|
                  # handle row, it won't be blank
                  end





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                  You don't have to delete the blank lines, just skip them:



                  require "csv" 

                  CSV.foreach("path/to/file.csv", skip_blanks: true) do |row|
                  # handle row, it won't be blank
                  end






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