Switched from the stdlib minidom parser to defusedxml. #1259
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This pull request introduces changes to improve XML handling in the
markitdownpackage by replacing the use of the standardxml.dom.minidommodule with the more securedefusedxml.minidom. The changes also update type annotations to useDocumentandElementdirectly fromxml.dom.minidom. These updates enhance security and maintain consistency in type annotations.Security Improvements:
defusedxmlas a dependency inpyproject.tomlto replace the standardxml.dom.minidomfor safer XML parsing. (packages/markitdown/pyproject.toml, packages/markitdown/pyproject.tomlR32)xml.dom.minidomwithdefusedxml.minidomin_epub_converter.pyand_rss_converter.pyfor improved security. (packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_epub_converter.py, [1];packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_rss_converter.py, [2]Code Consistency:
_epub_converter.pyto useDocumentfromxml.dom.minidominstead ofminidom.Document. (packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_epub_converter.py, packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_epub_converter.pyL131-R140)_rss_converter.pyto useDocumentandElementdirectly, ensuring consistent usage across methods. (packages/markitdown/src/markitdown/converters/_rss_converter.py, [1] [2] [3]