[BoM] Using \t, \n, \r and \\ is now supported.

See #334

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - BoM: Digi-key link in the HTML output.
 - Problems when using more than one dielectric in the stack-up. (#328)
 - Gerber: Extension used for JLCPCB inner layers. (#329)
-- BoM: The length of the CSV separator is now validated.
+- BoM:
+  - The length of the CSV separator is now validated.
+  - Using \t, \n, \r and \\ is now supported. (See #334)
 
 ## [1.4.0] - 2022-10-12
 ### Added

kibot/out_bom.py

@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ class BoMCSV(Optionable):
 
     def config(self, parent):
         super().config(parent)
+        if self.separator:
+            self.separator = self.separator.replace(r'\t', '\t')
+            self.separator = self.separator.replace(r'\n', '\n')
+            self.separator = self.separator.replace(r'\r', '\r')
+            self.separator = self.separator.replace(r'\\', '\\')
         if len(self.separator) != 1:
             raise KiPlotConfigurationError('The CSV separator must be one character (`{}`)'.format(self.separator))