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[Bee] extra character are added after the bullets for the unnumbered list in the programmatic PDF
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Description
### Bug
Docling can handle numbered list well, but for the unnumbered list, extra character "∞" is added after the bullets.
### Steps to reproduce
1. docling convert with the testing file
2. export to markdown or html to check the results
### Docling version
2.42.2 - not working
latest docling - not working
[list-test.pdf](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/23404889/list-test.pdf)
### Python version
3.11
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with `docling convert` and the provided list-test.pdf, then export the result to Markdown or HTML to inspect the unnumbered list. Trace the PDF list conversion path and verify that bullets are emitted without the extra "∞" character in both output formats.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100