"""Fill merged cell values before pandas reads an XLSX workbook.""" from __future__ import annotations import logging import zipfile from io import BytesIO logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) def fill_merged_cells_xlsx(content: bytes) -> bytes: """Unmerge ranges and copy the master cell value into every covered cell. openpyxl only stores values on the top-left cell of a merge; pandas then sees NaN in the rest. Filling makes row-wise RAG chunks retain context. """ if not zipfile.is_zipfile(BytesIO(content)): return content from openpyxl import load_workbook wb = load_workbook(BytesIO(content), data_only=True) changed = False for ws in wb.worksheets: if not ws.merged_cells.ranges: continue for merge_range in list(ws.merged_cells.ranges): master_value = ws.cell(merge_range.min_row, merge_range.min_col).value ws.unmerge_cells(str(merge_range)) for row in range(merge_range.min_row, merge_range.max_row + 1): for col in range(merge_range.min_col, merge_range.max_col + 1): ws.cell(row, col).value = master_value changed = True if not changed: return content out = BytesIO() wb.save(out) logger.info("Filled merged cells in XLSX before parse") return out.getvalue()