variable_display_width sets the Column value instead of Width value in sav metadata sheet using pyreadstat.write_sav()

[kushal-s2c]

I want to set the Width of variables in the Metadata sheet of sav(spss) file.

To Reproduce
pyreadstat.write_sav(
merged_df,
file_path,
column_labels=meta.column_names_to_labels,
variable_value_labels=meta.variable_value_labels,
variable_display_width={"RespondentID": 25, "SurveyID": 29}
)

I am using this to set the Width of Columns - RespondentId and SurveyId but it changes the Columns column of metadata instead of width data.

I am not able to upload an sav file here.

Expected behavior
A way to set the Width of variables in the metadata sheet.

[ofajardo]

Unfortunately this is an issue that has to be corrected in the C backend "Readstat". You can submit a ticket there if you wish. Once corrected there, I can adapt pyreadstat to be correct as well.