From b39a162ecbb2e9898c2f759e01ddd21f4af7f316 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Perry Kundert <perry@dominionrnd.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 18:01:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add back in check for SEPARATING_LINE

---
 tabulate/__init__.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tabulate/__init__.py b/tabulate/__init__.py
index 6cf6ea3..296974d 100644
--- a/tabulate/__init__.py
+++ b/tabulate/__init__.py
@@ -2561,9 +2561,10 @@ def _format_table(
     if rows and fmt.linebetweenrows and "linebetweenrows" not in hidden:
         # initial rows with a line below
         for row, ralign in zip(rows[:-1], rowaligns):
-            append_row(
-                lines, pad_row(row, pad), padded_widths, colaligns, fmt.datarow, rowalign=ralign
-            )
+            if row != SEPARATING_LINE:
+                append_row(
+                    lines, pad_row(row, pad), padded_widths, colaligns, fmt.datarow, rowalign=ralign
+                )
             _append_line(lines, padded_widths, colaligns, fmt.linebetweenrows)
         # the last row without a line below
         append_row(