#7704·OpenRefine

TSV exporter escapes backslashes

Author: tfmorrisCreated Mar 13, 2026Updated Sep 3, 2026
LabelsType: BugexportCSV/TSV

Per https://forum.openrefine.org/t/extra-backslashes-in-marc-fields-after-openrefine-tsv-export/2748/1 behavior of the TSV exporter has changed from not escaping any characters to escape the default \t \n \r \ in 3.8.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Export a TSV file with cells containing backslashes
  2. Examine the file

Current Results

Backslashes are doubled.

Expected Behavior

Backslashes are untouched.

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  • OpenRefine: 3.10-SNAPSHOT

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