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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Convert Word (.docx) documents to Markdown using Microsoft's MarkItDown,
with embedded images extracted to real files (MarkItDown only emits a
truncated `data:image/...;base64...` placeholder, not real image data).
Usage:
python convert_word_to_md.py <input> [-o OUTPUT] [--recursive]
<input> may be either:
- a path to a single .docx file, or
- a path to a directory (batch mode: every .docx file directly inside it
is converted; pass --recursive to also descend into subdirectories).
Output:
For each source .docx (named "<name>.docx"), a folder is created
containing the Markdown and its images, in this layout:
<name>/
img/
img001.<ext>
img002.<ext>
...
<name>.md (image references are relative: img/imgNNN.ext)
- 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 document has no embedded images, no "img/" folder is 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 .docx)
"""
import argparse
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
_W_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main"
_R_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
_REL_NS = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
# MarkItDown embeds images as a literal truncated placeholder, e.g.
# ![alt](data:image/png;base64...) -- NOT real base64 data. This pattern
# matches that placeholder so it can be swapped for a real relative path.
_PLACEHOLDER_IMAGE_RE = re.compile(
r'!\[([^\]]*)\]\(data:image/[a-zA-Z0-9.+-]+;base64[^)]*\)'
)
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[docx]"',
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(EXIT_MISSING_DEPENDENCY)
def _document_order_media(docx_path: Path):
"""Return [(rel_id, media_zip_path), ...] in the order images appear in
word/document.xml (via r:embed / r:id), resolved through
word/_rels/document.xml.rels. Returns [] if the document has no body
part or no images (e.g. malformed docx falls back gracefully)."""
try:
with zipfile.ZipFile(docx_path) as z:
if "word/document.xml" not in z.namelist() or \
"word/_rels/document.xml.rels" not in z.namelist():
return []
rels_xml = z.read("word/_rels/document.xml.rels")
doc_xml = z.read("word/document.xml")
except (zipfile.BadZipFile, KeyError, OSError):
return []
try:
rels_root = ET.fromstring(rels_xml)
doc_root = ET.fromstring(doc_xml)
except ET.ParseError:
return []
rel_map = {}
for rel in rels_root.findall(f"{{{_REL_NS}}}Relationship"):
rel_map[rel.get("Id")] = rel.get("Target")
ordered_rel_ids = []
for elem in doc_root.iter():
tag = elem.tag.rsplit("}", 1)[-1]
if tag == "blip":
rid = elem.get(f"{{{_R_NS}}}embed")
elif tag == "imagedata":
rid = elem.get(f"{{{_R_NS}}}id")
else:
rid = None
if rid:
ordered_rel_ids.append(rid)
ordered_media = []
for rid in ordered_rel_ids:
target = rel_map.get(rid)
if not target or "media/" not in target:
continue
import posixpath
media_path = (
target.lstrip("/")
if target.startswith("/")
else posixpath.normpath(
target if target.startswith("word/") else posixpath.join("word", target)
)
)
ordered_media.append((rid, media_path))
return ordered_media
def _extract_images(docx_path: Path, img_dir: Path):
"""Extract embedded images from docx_path into img_dir as img001.ext,
img002.ext, ... in document order. Returns the list of written filenames
(relative to img_dir), in that same order."""
ordered_media = _document_order_media(docx_path)
if not ordered_media:
return []
written = []
with zipfile.ZipFile(docx_path) as z:
names_in_zip = set(z.namelist())
for idx, (rid, media_path) in enumerate(ordered_media, start=1):
if media_path not in names_in_zip:
print(f"WARNING: {media_path} (rel {rid}) not found in {docx_path}", file=sys.stderr)
continue
ext = Path(media_path).suffix.lstrip(".").lower() or "bin"
if ext == "jpg":
ext = "jpeg"
out_name = f"img{idx:03d}.{ext}"
img_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
(img_dir / out_name).write_bytes(z.read(media_path))
written.append(out_name)
return written
def _rewrite_image_refs(markdown_text: str, image_files) -> str:
"""Replace MarkItDown's truncated base64 image placeholders with real
relative img/imgNNN.ext references, in left-to-right order. If the
counts don't match (unexpected), the placeholders are left as-is rather
than risk mismatched references."""
matches = list(_PLACEHOLDER_IMAGE_RE.finditer(markdown_text))
if not matches:
return markdown_text
if len(matches) != len(image_files):
print(
f"WARNING: found {len(matches)} image placeholder(s) in markdown but "
f"extracted {len(image_files)} image file(s); leaving placeholders "
"unreplaced to avoid mismatched references.",
file=sys.stderr,
)
return markdown_text
counter = {"i": 0}
def _replace(m):
name = image_files[counter["i"]]
counter["i"] += 1
return f"![{m.group(1)}](img/{name})"
return _PLACEHOLDER_IMAGE_RE.sub(_replace, markdown_text)
def convert_one(md, source: Path, dest_dir: Path) -> bool:
"""Convert a single .docx 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 ImportError as exc:
print(
f"ERROR: A required dependency for converting '{source.name}' is not installed.\n"
f" {exc}\n"
"See references/setup.md for this skill, or run:\n"
' pip install "markitdown[docx]"',
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(EXIT_MISSING_DEPENDENCY)
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 - surface any conversion error
print(f"FAILED {source} -> {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return False
try:
if dest_dir.exists():
shutil.rmtree(dest_dir)
dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
image_files = _extract_images(source, dest_dir / "img")
text = _rewrite_image_refs(result.text_content, image_files)
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_note = f", {len(image_files)} image(s)" if image_files else ""
print(f"OK {source} -> {md_path}{img_note}")
return True
def find_docx_files(root: Path, recursive: bool):
"""Return (docx_files, skipped_count) for files directly/recursively under root."""
pattern_iter = root.rglob("*") if recursive else root.iterdir()
docx_files = []
skipped = 0
for entry in pattern_iter:
if entry.is_dir():
continue
if entry.suffix.lower() == ".docx":
docx_files.append(entry)
else:
skipped += 1
return sorted(docx_files), skipped
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__.splitlines()[0])
parser.add_argument("input", help="Path to a .docx file or a directory of .docx 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() != ".docx":
print(
f"ERROR: Unsupported file type '{source.suffix}'. "
"This skill only converts .docx 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
docx_files, skipped = find_docx_files(source, args.recursive)
if skipped:
print(f"NOTE: skipped {skipped} non-.docx file(s) in {source}")
if not docx_files:
print(f"ERROR: No .docx 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 docx_path in docx_files:
if out_dir is not None:
rel = docx_path.relative_to(source)
dest_dir = out_dir / rel.parent / docx_path.stem
else:
dest_dir = docx_path.parent / docx_path.stem
if convert_one(md, docx_path, dest_dir):
success_count += 1
total = len(docx_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())