microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

UnicodeDecodeError

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Description

When i'm trying to convert pdf,the erro occur:

UnicodeDecodeError: 'gbk' codec can't decode byte 0xae in position 15: illegal multibyte sequence

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No file, PDF, command, or test is identified. First reproduce the conversion with the reported GBK UnicodeDecodeError and capture the full traceback and environment, then locate the failing decode path and add a regression test demonstrating the expected conversion behavior.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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