Answer by Ciprian Tarta for python django - csv file not getting downloaded in IE 8

Try this:

csv_name = urllib.urlencode({'filename':'"results.csv"'})  #this is if you really really want the double quotes, otherwise just use cvs_name = 'results.csv'response = HttpResponse(csv_content, mimetype='text/csv')response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; '+ csv_name +'.csv'response['Content-Type']        = 'text/csv; charset=utf-8';return response

Also, the urlencode is useful in case you have spaces, pluses, minuses in the file name. Otherwise IE will not work.