How to write a number as text while writing in csv file in python -

import csv = ['679l', 'z60', '033u', '0003'] z = csv.writer(open("test1.csv", "wb")) z.writerow(a) 

consider code above

output:

676l   z60   33u   3 

i need in text format as

676l   z60   033u   0003 

how that.

the python csv module not treat strings numbers when writing file:

>>> import csv >>> stringio import stringio >>> = ['679l', 'z60', '033u', '0003'] >>> out = stringio() >>> z = csv.writer(out) >>> z.writerow(a) >>> out.getvalue() '679l,z60,033u,0003\r\n' 

if seeing 3 in other tool when reading need fix tool; python not @ fault here.

you can instruct csv.writer() put quotes around not number; could make clearer whatever reads csv column not numeric. set quoting csv.quote_nonnumeric:

>>> out = stringio() >>> z = csv.writer(out, quoting=csv.quote_nonnumeric) >>> z.writerow(a) >>> out.getvalue() '"679l","z60","033u","0003"\r\n' 

but won't prevent excel treating column numeric anyway.

if loading excel don't use open feature. instead create new empty worksheet , use import feature instead. let designate column text rather general.