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Loss of precision in decimal places in write_csv2 #1087

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fjuniorr opened this issue Mar 29, 2020 · 0 comments
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Loss of precision in decimal places in write_csv2 #1087

fjuniorr opened this issue Mar 29, 2020 · 0 comments
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write_csv2 and write_excel_csv2 don't preserve the precision of decimal numbers in exported csv files, regardless of the current value of the getOption("digits"), as opposed to write_csv and write_excel_csv.

Since this is happening because of the transformation performed by change_decimal_separator, I hope this counts as a reproducible example:

digits <- getOption("digits")

df <- data.frame(value = 1234567.1)

options(digits = 7)
readr:::change_decimal_separator(df)
#>     value
#> 1 1234567

options(digits = 8)
readr:::change_decimal_separator(df)
#>       value
#> 1 1234567,1

options(digits = digits)

For reference, both utils::write.csv2 and data.table::fwrite with arguments dec = "," and sep = ";" also preserve the decimal numbers.

@jimhester jimhester added the bug an unexpected problem or unintended behavior label Apr 3, 2020
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