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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Convert Excel (.xlsx) workbooks to Markdown using Microsoft's MarkItDown,
with embedded images extracted to real files and placed under the correct
sheet (MarkItDown's XLSX converter only extracts sheet data as tables -- it
has no support for embedded images at all).
Usage:
python convert_excel_to_md.py <input> [-o OUTPUT] [--recursive]
<input> may be either:
- a path to a single .xlsx file, or
- a path to a directory (batch mode: every .xlsx file directly inside it
is converted; pass --recursive to also descend into subdirectories).
Output:
For each source .xlsx (named "<name>.xlsx"), a folder is created
containing the Markdown and its images, in this layout:
<name>/
img/
Sheet1_img001.<ext>
Sheet2_img001.<ext>
...
<name>.md
MarkItDown renders each sheet as its own "## <SheetName>" section with a
Markdown table. This script independently maps embedded images to the
sheet they belong to (via the .xlsx zip's drawing relationships) and
inserts a "#### Images in this sheet" block right after that sheet's
table, before the next "## " heading. This is per-sheet placement (not
exact cell position), which is the finest granularity MarkItDown's stable
output anchors allow.
- Single file mode: the "<name>/" folder is created next to the source
file, or at -o/--output (treated as the exact destination folder) if
given.
- Batch/directory mode: a "<name>/" folder is created next to each source
file, or under -o/--output (treated as a parent directory, created if
missing) if given, preserving relative subfolder structure when
--recursive is used.
- If a workbook has no embedded images, no "img/" folder or "Images in
this sheet" sections are created.
Exit codes:
0 - all requested conversions succeeded
1 - one or more conversions failed (partial success in batch mode)
2 - required dependency ("markitdown") is not installed
3 - invalid input (path not found, or single-file input is not .xlsx)
"""
import argparse
import posixpath
import re
import shutil
import sys
import zipfile
from pathlib import Path
from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
EXIT_OK = 0
EXIT_CONVERSION_FAILED = 1
EXIT_MISSING_DEPENDENCY = 2
EXIT_INVALID_INPUT = 3
_REL_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
_MAIN_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
_R_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
_A_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main"
# Matches MarkItDown's per-sheet heading, e.g. "## Sheet1"
_SHEET_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^## (.+)$", re.MULTILINE)
def _import_markitdown():
"""Import MarkItDown, failing with a clear, actionable message if absent."""
try:
from markitdown import MarkItDown
return MarkItDown
except ImportError:
print(
"ERROR: The 'markitdown' package is not installed.\n"
"See references/setup.md for this skill, or run:\n"
' pip install "markitdown[xlsx]"',
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(EXIT_MISSING_DEPENDENCY)
def _normalize_rel_path(base_dir: str, target: str) -> str:
"""Resolve a (possibly relative, e.g. '../media/image1.png') relationship
target against the directory containing the part that referenced it."""
if target.startswith("/"):
return target.lstrip("/")
return posixpath.normpath(posixpath.join(base_dir, target))
def _sheet_name_to_media(xlsx_path: Path):
"""Return {sheet_name: [media_zip_path, ...]} in per-sheet document
order, by walking workbook.xml -> worksheet -> drawing -> media
relationships. Returns {} if anything is missing/malformed (falls back
gracefully -- images just won't be extracted for that sheet)."""
try:
with zipfile.ZipFile(xlsx_path) as z:
names = set(z.namelist())
if "xl/workbook.xml" not in names or "xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels" not in names:
return {}
workbook_xml = z.read("xl/workbook.xml")
workbook_rels_xml = z.read("xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels")
sheet_rid = {}
for sheet_el in ET.fromstring(workbook_xml).iter(f"{{{_MAIN_NS}}}sheet"):
name = sheet_el.get("name")
rid = sheet_el.get(f"{{{_R_NS}}}id")
if name and rid:
sheet_rid[name] = rid
rid_target = {}
for rel in ET.fromstring(workbook_rels_xml).findall(f"{{{_REL_NS}}}Relationship"):
rid_target[rel.get("Id")] = rel.get("Target")
result = {}
for sheet_name, rid in sheet_rid.items():
target = rid_target.get(rid)
if not target:
continue
# workbook.xml.rels targets are typically relative to "xl/",
# but OOXML allows package-absolute targets (leading "/") too.
sheet_path = _normalize_rel_path("xl", target)
if sheet_path not in names or "/" not in sheet_path:
continue
sheet_dir, sheet_file = sheet_path.rsplit("/", 1)
sheet_rels_path = f"{sheet_dir}/_rels/{sheet_file}.rels"
if sheet_rels_path not in names:
continue
drawing_rid = None
for d in ET.fromstring(z.read(sheet_path)).iter(f"{{{_MAIN_NS}}}drawing"):
drawing_rid = d.get(f"{{{_R_NS}}}id")
break
if not drawing_rid:
continue
drawing_target = None
for rel in ET.fromstring(z.read(sheet_rels_path)).findall(f"{{{_REL_NS}}}Relationship"):
if rel.get("Id") == drawing_rid:
drawing_target = rel.get("Target")
break
if not drawing_target:
continue
drawing_path = _normalize_rel_path(sheet_dir, drawing_target)
if drawing_path not in names or "/" not in drawing_path:
continue
drawing_dir, drawing_file = drawing_path.rsplit("/", 1)
drawing_rels_path = f"{drawing_dir}/_rels/{drawing_file}.rels"
if drawing_rels_path not in names:
continue
drawing_rel_map = {}
for rel in ET.fromstring(z.read(drawing_rels_path)).findall(f"{{{_REL_NS}}}Relationship"):
drawing_rel_map[rel.get("Id")] = rel.get("Target")
media_paths = []
for blip in ET.fromstring(z.read(drawing_path)).iter(f"{{{_A_NS}}}blip"):
embed_rid = blip.get(f"{{{_R_NS}}}embed")
if not embed_rid:
continue
rel_target = drawing_rel_map.get(embed_rid)
if not rel_target:
continue
media_path = _normalize_rel_path(drawing_dir, rel_target)
if media_path in names:
media_paths.append(media_path)
if media_paths:
result[sheet_name] = media_paths
return result
except (zipfile.BadZipFile, KeyError, OSError, ET.ParseError):
return {}
def _sanitize_filename_part(name: str) -> str:
safe = re.sub(r"[^A-Za-z0-9_.-]+", "_", name).strip("_")
return safe or "sheet"
def extract_images(xlsx_path: Path, img_dir: Path):
"""Extract embedded images from xlsx_path, grouped by sheet name.
Returns {sheet_name: [filename, ...]} in per-sheet order. Files are
named '<sanitized_sheet_name>_img{N:03d}.<ext>'."""
sheet_media = _sheet_name_to_media(xlsx_path)
if not sheet_media:
return {}
written = {}
with zipfile.ZipFile(xlsx_path) as z:
names_in_zip = set(z.namelist())
for sheet_idx, (sheet_name, media_paths) in enumerate(sheet_media.items(), start=1):
safe_name = f"sheet{sheet_idx:03d}_{_sanitize_filename_part(sheet_name)}"
files = []
for idx, media_path in enumerate(media_paths, start=1):
if media_path not in names_in_zip:
print(f"WARNING: {media_path} not found in {xlsx_path}", file=sys.stderr)
continue
ext = Path(media_path).suffix.lstrip(".").lower() or "bin"
if ext == "jpg":
ext = "jpeg"
out_name = f"{safe_name}_img{idx:03d}.{ext}"
img_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
(img_dir / out_name).write_bytes(z.read(media_path))
files.append(out_name)
if files:
written[sheet_name] = files
return written
def insert_sheet_images(markdown_text: str, sheet_images) -> str:
"""Insert a '#### Images in this sheet' block right after each sheet's
section (before the next '## ' heading or end of text). If a sheet has
no images, or no '## ' headings are found at all, the text is returned
unchanged for that part."""
if not sheet_images:
return markdown_text
matches = list(_SHEET_HEADER_RE.finditer(markdown_text))
if not matches:
return markdown_text
pieces = []
last_end = 0
for i, m in enumerate(matches):
sheet_name = m.group(1).removesuffix("\r")
start = m.start()
end = matches[i + 1].start() if i + 1 < len(matches) else len(markdown_text)
pieces.append(markdown_text[last_end:start])
section = markdown_text[start:end].rstrip("\n")
images = sheet_images.get(sheet_name)
if images:
section += "\n\n#### Images in this sheet\n\n"
section += "\n".join(f"![{name}](img/{name})" for name in images)
pieces.append(section + "\n\n")
last_end = end
pieces.append(markdown_text[last_end:])
return "".join(pieces).rstrip() + "\n"
def convert_one(md, source: Path, dest_dir: Path) -> bool:
"""Convert a single .xlsx file to a '<name>/' folder containing the
Markdown file and an 'img/' folder of extracted images. Returns True on
success."""
try:
result = md.convert(str(source))
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 - surface any conversion error
print(f"FAILED {source} -> {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return False
try:
img_dir = dest_dir / "img"
if dest_dir.exists():
if img_dir.exists():
shutil.rmtree(img_dir)
dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
sheet_images = extract_images(source, img_dir)
text = insert_sheet_images(result.text_content, sheet_images)
md_path = dest_dir / f"{source.stem}.md"
md_path.write_text(text, encoding="utf-8")
except OSError as exc:
print(f"FAILED {source} -> could not write output in {dest_dir}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return False
img_count = sum(len(v) for v in sheet_images.values())
img_note = f", {img_count} image(s)" if img_count else ""
print(f"OK {source} -> {md_path}{img_note}")
return True
def find_xlsx_files(root: Path, recursive: bool):
"""Return (xlsx_files, skipped_count) for files directly/recursively under root."""
pattern_iter = root.rglob("*") if recursive else root.iterdir()
xlsx_files = []
skipped = 0
for entry in pattern_iter:
if entry.is_dir():
continue
if entry.suffix.lower() == ".xlsx":
xlsx_files.append(entry)
else:
skipped += 1
return sorted(xlsx_files), skipped
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.splitlines()[0])
parser.add_argument("input", help="Path to a .xlsx file or a directory of .xlsx files")
parser.add_argument(
"-o", "--output",
help=(
"Destination folder for the '<name>/' output (single-file mode), "
"or parent directory under which each '<name>/' output folder is "
"created (batch mode)"
),
)
parser.add_argument(
"--recursive", action="store_true",
help="When input is a directory, also search subdirectories",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
#MarkItDown = _import_markitdown()
#md = MarkItDown()
source = Path(args.input)
if not source.exists():
print(f"ERROR: Input path not found: {source}", file=sys.stderr)
return EXIT_INVALID_INPUT
if source.is_file() and source.suffix.lower() != ".xlsx":
print(
f"ERROR: Unsupported file type '{source.suffix}'. "
"This skill only converts .xlsx files.",
file=sys.stderr,
)
return EXIT_INVALID_INPUT
MarkItDown = _import_markitdown()
md = MarkItDown()
if source.is_file():
dest_dir = Path(args.output) if args.output else source.parent / source.stem
return EXIT_OK if convert_one(md, source, dest_dir) else EXIT_CONVERSION_FAILED
# Directory / batch mode
xlsx_files, skipped = find_xlsx_files(source, args.recursive)
if skipped:
print(f"NOTE: skipped {skipped} non-.xlsx file(s) in {source}")
if not xlsx_files:
print(f"ERROR: No .xlsx files found under {source}", file=sys.stderr)
return EXIT_INVALID_INPUT
out_dir = Path(args.output) if args.output else None
success_count = 0
for xlsx_path in xlsx_files:
if out_dir is not None:
rel = xlsx_path.relative_to(source)
dest_dir = out_dir / rel.parent / xlsx_path.stem
else:
dest_dir = xlsx_path.parent / xlsx_path.stem
if convert_one(md, xlsx_path, dest_dir):
success_count += 1
total = len(xlsx_files)
print(f"\nConverted {success_count}/{total} file(s).")
return EXIT_OK if success_count == total else EXIT_CONVERSION_FAILED
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())