How do I append to a csv file all into one cell, without using lists.(Python3.5)

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My code looks like this.

    import csv
    name = input("entername")
    with open('details.csv','a') as csvDataFile:
        csvWriter = csv.writer(csvDataFile)
        csvWriter.writerow(name)

When i run it, and say my name was name, the csv file would look like this:

n a m e

with each of the letters being in seperate cells, how do i get them into one, without using a list.

Possible duplicate of [Python : csv.writer writing each character of word in separate column/cell](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15129567/python-csv-writer-writing-each-character-of-word-in-separate-column-cell) — glibdud, Nov 14 '17 at 13:36
Possible duplicate of [Why does csvwriter.writerow() put a comma after each character?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1816880/why-does-csvwriter-writerow-put-a-comma-after-each-character) — zipa, Nov 14 '17 at 13:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 14 '17 at 13:46

Try,

csvWriter.writerow([name])

writerow() is expecting an iterable of strings, https://docs.python.org/2/library/csv.html#csv.csvwriter.writerow

if you give "hello", it will write h, e, l, l, o

if you give ["hello", "world"], it will write as hello, world

How do I append to a csv file all into one cell, without using lists.(Python3.5)

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