microsoft / microsoft/markitdown
Differences in conversion between docx and pdf for the same content
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Description
Hi,
It might be normal behavior, but it seems that markitdown fails to convert a table within a PDF file but is successful with the same content in a docx.
Config:
- python=3.11
- markitdown=0.0.1a3
The corresponding files are as follows:
test.docx > output_docx.md
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Start by reproducing the conversion with the attached test.docx and test.pdf files, then compare output_docx.md with output_pdf.md to isolate the missing table content. Trace the PDF conversion path and add coverage for this input; done means the PDF conversion preserves the table content represented in the DOCX output.
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