microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

[feature request] CSS selector for links

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Description

Add a parameter which will only scrape the node given by CSS selector
For example for articles I don't need entire page in markdown with a header and footer, but only the article body

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No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the Python entry point that handles HTML or web-content conversion and trace how the source node is selected. Done means a selector parameter can restrict conversion to the requested article body without including the surrounding header or footer.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, python
Domain
content, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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