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I have a problem to add a *.tab file as delimitedtext layer in QGIS 3.

uri = ("file:///{}?"
               "&delimiter={}"
               "&xField={}"
               "&yField={}"
               "&crs={}"
               "&decimal").format(tab_text,
                                        "\t",
                                        "Rechtswert",
                                        "Hochwert",
                                        "EPSG:31468",",")
vlayer = QgsVectorLayer(uri, "layer", "delimitedtext")

If I test the layer with .isValid I get a False. Did I have to name more variables?

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Just add add another backslash when specifying tabs:

"\\t"
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  • Thats not working because my delimiter is a tab. If I try double backslash i get "\t" as delimiter
    – RickJames
    Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 15:08
  • @RickJames - Yes, a single slash is shown for me in the layer's information but to import it, I had to use double slashes. Tested on QGIS 3.0.1 for Win 7 64-bit.
    – Joseph
    Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 15:13
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    you are right it worked. The other problem was my coordinate system.
    – RickJames
    Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 15:25
  • @RickJames - Glad it worked :)
    – Joseph
    Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 15:27
  • Why the need to use \\t as oppose to \t.
    – user1655130
    Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 10:54

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