Python Pandas Error tokenizing data

Question

I\'m trying to use pandas to manipulate a .csv file but I get this error:

pandas.parser.CParserError: Error tokenizing data. C error: Expected 2 field

Answer 1

In my case the separator was not the default "," but Tab.

pd.read_csv(file_name.csv, sep='\\t',lineterminator='\\r', engine='python', header='infer')

Note: "\t" did not work as suggested by some sources. "\\t" was required.