'res' variable not declared inside _convert before usage

[dsimanis]

res variable inside MarkItDown class _convert method is not declared before usage:

_markitdown.py", line 1045, in _convert
    if res is not None:
       ^^^
UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'res' where it is not associated with a value

[gagb]

Can you please share more context for repro?

[sambartik]

Can you please share more context for repro?

I got this error when I tried to convert a non-existing pdf file:

from markitdown import MarkItDown

markitdown = MarkItDown()
result = markitdown.convert("file-that-doesnt-exist.pdf")
print(result.text_content)

[tarrasque73]

I have the same issue just by executing the sample code on github (using a PDF) and the file definitely exists

from markitdown import MarkItDown

markitdown = MarkItDown()
result = markitdown.convert("test.pdf")
print(result.text_content)

[sidesteps]

Getting same error for pdf file that exists in the current dir.

[sambartik]

I have the same issue just by executing the sample code on github (using a PDF) and the file definitely exists

from markitdown import MarkItDown

markitdown = MarkItDown()
result = markitdown.convert("test.pdf")
print(result.text_content)

I can't reproduce your results. This exact code works for me with repo's example test.pdf in CWD.

Environment:

Python 3.13.1
macOS 15.1.1 x86_64
markitdown             0.0.1a2

[sidesteps]

With exact same code and test.pdf in cwd I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sstep/tomd/tomd.py", line 5, in <module>
    result = md.convert("test.pdf")
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sstep/tomd/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/markitdown/_markitdown.py", line 902, in convert
    return self.convert_local(source, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sstep/tomd/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/markitdown/_markitdown.py", line 922, in convert_local
    return self._convert(path, extensions, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sstep/tomd/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/markitdown/_markitdown.py", line 1045, in _convert
    if res is not None:
       ^^^
UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'res' where it is not associated with a value

Python 3.12.7
markitdown   0.0.1a2
Arch Linux 6.12.4-arch1-1

[dsimanis]

Can you please share more context for repro?

Simply need to declare res = None in the beginning of the _convert method befor using it.

[tarrasque73]

I have the same issue just by executing the sample code on github (using a PDF) and the file definitely exists

from markitdown import MarkItDown

markitdown = MarkItDown()
result = markitdown.convert("test.pdf")
print(result.text_content)

I can't reproduce your results. This exact code works for me with repo's example test.pdf in CWD.

Environment:

Python 3.13.1
macOS 15.1.1 x86_64
markitdown             0.0.1a2

I'm using Python 3.12.8 on Win 11