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Use of txt versus csv for saving HoF

See original GitHub issue

I like the #30 equation_file option to specify the location and filename of the HoF, and am using it to save to a txt rather than csv file. The equations in the latter don’t preview well on my maxOS machine when there are commas (e.g., from pow()), presumably because I have MS Excel installed.

Is there any reason not to do so? (The API Reference explicitly mentions csv.)

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Created a year ago
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MilesCranmercommented, Aug 10, 2022

Hey @marknovak I’ve finally found some time to get this fix done. See https://github.com/MilesCranmer/PySR/pull/176

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marknovakcommented, Apr 5, 2022

The fact that csv stands for comma-separated value makes me think 3. is not a good option. Although I appreciate that some people might like to view the output split out in a spreadsheet by columns, I find the | separator clear and easy enough. Thus for me, since I’m trying to avoid Excel (incl. that it takes too long to open), just saving to .txt is all I want and need.

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