Fix special character support for application submission CSV export

pennlabs · Jan 30, 2025 · af5e57c · af5e57c
1 parent 8d0adca
commit af5e57c
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/backend/clubs/views.py b/backend/clubs/views.py
@@ -6909,7 +6909,7 @@ def list(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         return Response(data)
 
-    @method_decorator(cache_page(60 * 60 * 2))
+    # @method_decorator(cache_page(60 * 60 * 2))
     @action(detail=False, methods=["get"])
     def export(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -6954,10 +6954,10 @@ def export(self, *args, **kwargs):
         )
         df = pd.DataFrame(ApplicationSubmissionCSVSerializer(data, many=True).data)
         resp = HttpResponse(
-            content_type="text/csv",
+            content_type="text/csv; charset=utf-8-sig",  # support special chars
             headers={"Content-Disposition": "attachment;filename=submissions.csv"},
         )
-        df.to_csv(index=True, path_or_buf=resp)
+        df.to_csv(index=True, path_or_buf=resp, encoding="utf-8-sig")
         return resp
 
     @action(detail=False, methods=["get"])