replace newlines with semicolon in csv export

Tst/json_to_csv.py

@@ -14,21 +14,23 @@ def run(jfile, outfile):
         data = json.loads(jfile)
 
     header = 'Item|Description|Verification|TestResult'
-    name = '{}|{}|Test spec. version: {}| IASW-{}'.format(data['_name'], data['_description'], data['_spec_version'], data['_iasw_version'])
+    name = '{}|{}|Test spec. version: {}| IASW-{}'.format(data['_name'], replace_newline(data['_description']),
+                                                          data['_spec_version'], data['_iasw_version'])
     # Date from last time the json file was changed + current date
     date = 'Date||{}|'.format(datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
-    testcomment = 'Comment|{}||'.format(data['_comment'])
-    precond = 'Precond.|{}||'.format(data['_precon_descr'])
-    postcond = 'Postcond.|{}||'.format(data['_postcon_descr'])
+    testcomment = 'Comment|{}||'.format(replace_newline(data['_comment']))
+    precond = 'Precond.|{}||'.format(replace_newline(data['_precon_descr']))
+    postcond = 'Postcond.|{}||'.format(replace_newline(data['_postcon_descr']))
     steps = []
 
     for step in data['sequences'][0]['steps']:
 
-        line = 'Step {}|{}|{}|'.format(step['_step_number'], step['_description'], step['_verification_description'])
+        line = 'Step {}|{}|{}|'.format(step['_step_number'], replace_newline(step['_description']),
+                                       replace_newline(step['_verification_description']))
         steps.append(line)
 
         if step['_step_comment'] != '':
-            comment = 'Comment|{}||'.format(step['_step_comment'])
+            comment = 'Comment|{}||'.format(replace_newline(step['_step_comment']))
             steps.append(comment)
 
     if outfile[-1] == '/':  # If only path is given but no filename
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ def run(jfile, outfile):
         fd.write(buf)
 
 
+def replace_newline(txt):
+    return txt.replace('\n', '; ')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     json_file_path = sys.argv[1]
 
@@ -50,6 +56,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         outputfile = sys.argv[2]
     else:  # If no filename is given take the working directory path, filename is used from the json file
         outputfile = os.getcwd() + '/'
-        # outputfile = '/'.join(json_file_path[:-len(json_file_path.split('/')[-1])-1]) + '/'  # This would take the json File path
 
     run(json_file_path, outputfile)