microsoft / microsoft/markitdown
Word Document table conversion issue
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Description
This library is great. It would be even more useful if the table conversion is accurate with merged cells.
With the table inside this docx file
I got the parsing results as below:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A | b | c | d | e | f | value |
| I | J | K | L | M |
| P | Q | R | S | T |
After rendering in markdown, it's like
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | b | c | d | e | f | value |
| I | J | K | L | M | ||
| P | Q | R | S | T |
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Research direction
Use the linked DOCX file as the reproduction input and compare its merged-cell layout with the reported Markdown table. Trace the Word-table conversion entry point and any existing table-related tests, then verify that the rendered Markdown preserves the merged-cell content and structure shown in the document.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- content
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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