microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

The program has become unresponsive.

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Description

When I used Markitdown to parse an XLSX file with a size of 80 megabytes (containing over 4.6 million rows of data), the program ran for eight hours and then became unresponsive.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report with the 80 MB XLSX file containing over 4.6 million rows. Investigate why Markitdown becomes unresponsive after running for eight hours, then verify that parsing completes or fails in a bounded, observable way without hanging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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