BUG: fix write/read roundtrips with empty Table dumped to ECSV

astropy · Jan 15, 2024 · 451f438 · 451f438
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diff --git a/astropy/io/ascii/ecsv.py b/astropy/io/ascii/ecsv.py
@@ -176,8 +176,13 @@ def get_cols(self, lines):
 
         # Read the first non-commented line of table and split to get the CSV
         # header column names.  This is essentially what the Basic reader does.
-        header_line = next(super().process_lines(raw_lines))
-        header_names = next(self.splitter([header_line]))
+        try:
+            header_line = next(super().process_lines(raw_lines))
+            header_names = next(self.splitter([header_line]))
+        except StopIteration:
+            # there are no non-commented lines
+            header_line = ""
+            header_names = []
 
         # Check for consistency of the ECSV vs. CSV header column names
         if header_names != self.names:

diff --git a/docs/changes/units/15885.bugfix.rst b/docs/changes/units/15885.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix write/read roundtrips with empty ``Table`` dumped to ECSV.