Understanding the Error

The error “_csv.Error: iterator should return strings, not bytes…” indicates that you’re trying to open a CSV file in binary mode (‘rb’) instead of text mode. CSV files are inherently text-based, so Python’s CSV library expects to work with strings.

Fixing the Code

Open the File in Text Mode: Change the way you open your CSV file:
```
reader = csv.reader(open("indiaafterindependence-output.csv", "r"))
```
The “r” stands for “read” (text mode).

Additional Enhancements

Encoding: To avoid issues with special characters, explicitly specify the encoding of your CSV file (often UTF-8):
```
reader = csv.reader(open("indiaafterindependence-output.csv", "r", encoding='utf-8')) 
```

Error Handling: Consider adding error handling to gracefully address potential issues during CSV reading or WordPress communication:

try:
    reader = csv.reader(open("indiaafterindependence-output.csv", "r", encoding='utf-8')) 
    for row in reader:
        insert_wp_post(row[1], row[2])
except csv.Error as e:
    print(f"Error reading CSV file: {e}")
except xmlrpclib.Fault as e:
    print(f"Error communicating with WordPress: {e}")

Complete Modified Code

import datetime, xmlrpc.client as xmlrpclib, csv

# ... (Your WordPress connection details) ...

def insert_wp_post(title="Title was not passed !", content="Content was not passed !"):
    # ..... (rest of your function) .....

try:
    reader = csv.reader(open("indiaafterindependence-output.csv", "r", encoding='utf-8')) 
    for row in reader:
        insert_wp_post(row[1], row[2])
except csv.Error as e:
    print(f"Error reading CSV file: {e}")
except xmlrpclib.Fault as e:
    print(f"Error communicating with WordPress: {e}")

Let me know if you’d like further adjustments or have any other parts of the code you want to optimize!