microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

UnicodeEncodeError: 'gbk' codec can't encode character '\u2009' in position 390: illegal multibyte sequence

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Description

UnicodeEncodeError: 'gbk' codec can't encode character '\u2009' in position 390: illegal multibyte sequence

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The issue gives only a UnicodeEncodeError and no file, entry point, or input fixture. Start by reproducing the error in MarkItDown's document-to-Markdown conversion path and trace where GBK encoding is selected; done means the reported character no longer raises the exception and the behavior is covered by a regression test.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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