Python difflib: difflib's htmldiff merges multiple lines into one

Question

I have to compare 2 python strings, each of which is a multiline string (these are read from a file).

My code is this

list1 = [string1]
list2 = [string2]
differ = difflib.HtmlDiff()
htmlOut = differ.make_file(list1, list2)

When I copy htmlOut to an HTML file and open it in Chrome, multiline strings became a single line string.

I've also tried directly printing htmlOut to a file and then open that file. Even this approach doesn't work. What should I do here?

Paul Roub · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-01 22:42:44Z

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Replace python \n with <br> for HTML

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