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Error parsing table in word

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Description

When parsing docx documents, I encountered the situation of merging cells, and the parsed table format was wrong, the number of columns was missing

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Start by reproducing the DOCX parsing case with a table containing merged cells, then trace the table-parsing entry point to see where the column count is lost. Done means the parsed table preserves the correct number of columns for merged-cell tables; no file or test is named in the issue.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
content
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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