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XLSX

AnthropicOfficialPublished by Anthropic

  • Skill
  • Tool integration
  • Documents and content
  • Apache-2.0
  • Low risk
  • Has scripts

From the author

Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .csv, or .tsv file (e.g., adding columns, computing formulas, formatting, charting, cleaning messy data); create a new spreadsheet from scratch or from other data sources; or convert between tabular file formats. Trigger especially when the user references a spreadsheet file by name or path — even casually (like "the xlsx in my downloads") — and wants something done to it or produced from it. Also trigger for cleaning or restructuring messy tabular data files (malformed rows, misplaced headers, junk data) into proper spreadsheets. The deliverable must be a spreadsheet file. Do NOT trigger when the primary deliverable is a Word document, HTML report, standalone Python script, database pipeline, or Google Sheets API integration, even if tabular data is involved.
— the description by Anthropic

AutoGineer summary

Written by AutoGineer from the skill’s own files, not by the author

This skill provides a structured approach to managing spreadsheet files (.xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .csv, .tsv) by leveraging openpyxl, pandas, and markitdown. It emphasizes professional formatting, formula integrity, and strict adherence to user specifications. The skill includes mandatory recalculation procedures to ensure formula accuracy and provides specific guidelines for financial modeling, including color-coding conventions and numerical formatting standards.

What it does

  • Creates new spreadsheets or modifies existing files with formulas and formatting.
  • Performs bulk data operations using pandas for efficient input and output.
  • Validates formula accuracy and integrity using a dedicated recalculation script.
  • Provides guidelines for financial modeling, including cell styling and assumption documentation.
  • Converts between various tabular file formats while maintaining data structure.
  • Cleans and restructures messy or malformed tabular data into professional spreadsheets.

When to use it

  • When you need to read, edit, or fix existing spreadsheet files.
  • When creating a new spreadsheet from scratch or from external data sources.
  • When you need to ensure formulas in a spreadsheet are accurate and error-free.
  • When you are building financial models that require specific formatting and documentation.
  • When you need to clean up messy or malformed tabular data files.

Advantages

  • Ensures formula reliability through automated recalculation checks.
  • Maintains professional standards for financial models and data presentation.
  • Provides clear conventions for handling complex spreadsheet tasks like merged cells and cross-sheet references.
  • Supports a wide range of file formats including .xlsx, .xlsm, and .csv.
  • Reduces errors by enforcing strict documentation of assumptions and hardcoded values.

Usage examples

“Create a budget spreadsheet for Q3 with columns for Category, Budgeted, and Actual.”
A new .xlsx file is generated with the specified headers, professional formatting, and formulas to calculate variances.
“Fix the formulas in my sales_data.xlsx file and add a summary sheet.”
The agent opens the file, corrects the formulas, adds a summary sheet with appropriate calculations, and verifies the output with the recalculation tool.
“Convert this messy CSV file into a clean, formatted Excel workbook.”
The agent parses the CSV, cleans the data, applies consistent formatting, and saves the result as a structured .xlsx file.
“Update the revenue projections in the financial model using the new growth rate in cell B5.”
The agent modifies the input cell, ensures all dependent formulas are updated, and validates the integrity of the model.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/anthropics/xlsx/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip xlsx.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Anthropic

XLSX creation, editing, and analysis

TaskApproach
Create or edit with formulas/formattingopenpyxl — see gotchas below
Bulk data in or outpandas (read_excel, to_excel)
Quick look at a sheetmarkitdown file.xlsx — ## SheetName per sheet; reads .xlsm too. No cell coordinates, so don't plan edits from it
Read a model (formulas and values)two load_workbook passes — see gotchas

openpyxl, pandas, and markitdown are preinstalled — do not run pip install first; write the script and import directly. Only if an import fails (or the markitdown command is missing): pip install the missing package.

Script paths below are relative to this skill's directory.

Requirements for every output

  • Professional font (Arial, Times New Roman) throughout, unless the user says otherwise.

  • Zero formula errors. Never ship while recalc.py reports errors_found. If you think an error predates you, prove it: load the original with data_only=True and look at that cell. An error you introduced looks exactly like one you inherited.

  • Use formulas, never hardcoded results. Write sheet['B10'] = '=SUM(B2:B9)', not the Python-computed total. The sheet must recalculate when its inputs change.

  • Follow the user's spec literally. Exact tab names, exact column headers, and the formula they spelled out. A redesign that computes something else fails, however elegant.

  • Document every assumption and hardcoded number where the reader will see it — a cell comment, or an adjacent cell at a table's end. Cite a real source when one exists (Source: Company 10-K, FY2024, Page 45, Revenue Note, [SEC EDGAR URL]); when the number came from the user, say so plainly.

  • A workbook you create for someone to fill in needs a short legend naming which cells to edit, and one example row of realistic values showing the expected format. Never add such a row to a file you were asked to edit.

  • Editing an existing file: match its conventions exactly. They override every guideline here. Find its designated input cells first — a distinct font color, fill, or shading marks them — write only there, and leave every existing formula untouched.

Recalculate (mandatory whenever the file contains formulas)

openpyxl writes formulas as strings with no cached values. Until you recalculate, every formula cell reads back as None to anything reading cached values — pandas, load_workbook(data_only=True), and most previewers.

python scripts/recalc.py output.xlsx [timeout_seconds]   # default 30

LibreOffice computes every formula, the file is rewritten in place, and you get JSON: status (success | errors_found), total_formulas, total_errors, and an error_summary naming up to 100 cells per error type (locations_truncated says how many it withheld — trust total_errors, not the length of the list). Fix what it names and run it again. JSON with an error key instead of a status means nothing was recalculated, and only that case exits non-zero — errors_found exits 0, so never treat a clean exit as a clean workbook.

A green recalc proves your formulas evaluate, not that they are right. An off-by-one range or a reference to the wrong row yields a clean, error-free file with wrong numbers. Write 2–3 formulas first and check they pull the values you expect, before building out a grid.

A workbook that links to another file loses those links if you re-save it with openpyxl and then recalculate. Such a formula reads ='[1]Returns Analysis'!$B$2 — the [1] is an index into the workbook's external-reference list, naming a separate file on disk, not a sheet. That file is rarely present here, so the cell's cached value is the only thing holding its data. openpyxl strips that value on save; LibreOffice then has to resolve the reference for real, fails, writes #NAME?, and deletes every link. recalc.py refuses to run in that state — copy those cells' values out of the original before you save over them (--force overrides, and accepts the loss).

Choosing formulas that survive verification

LibreOffice implements fewer functions than Excel, and one it cannot evaluate becomes a literal #NAME? baked into the file you deliver.

  • Prefer Excel-2007-era functions — SUMIFS, INDEX, MATCH, IFERROR, SUMPRODUCT — which need no prefix.

  • Six post-2007 functions work, but only with an _xlfn. prefix, because openpyxl writes your formula into the XML verbatim and Excel stores post-2007 names prefixed (its UI hides the prefix): _xlfn.TEXTJOIN, _xlfn.CONCAT, _xlfn.IFS, _xlfn.SWITCH, _xlfn.MAXIFS, _xlfn.MINIFS. Written bare, each yields #NAME?.

  • Never use XLOOKUP, XMATCH, SORT, FILTER, UNIQUE, or SEQUENCE. The runtime's LibreOffice cannot evaluate them under any prefix. Newer builds do evaluate them, but they are spilling array functions and an openpyxl-written file has no spill metadata, so only the top-left cell of the range gets a value — and recalc.py reports total_errors: 0 on the truncated result. Use INDEX/MATCH for lookups, and sort, filter, and de-duplicate in Python before writing the cells.

  • A formula LibreOffice could not parse is written back lowercased — a quick tell beside a #NAME?.

openpyxl gotchas

  • Reading a model takes two loads. data_only=True yields cached values with the formulas gone; the default yields formula strings with no values. One pass cannot give you both.

  • data_only=True is destructive if you save. That workbook has no formulas left, so saving replaces every one with a literal — permanently.

  • data_only=True on a file openpyxl just wrote returns None everywhere — run recalc.py first. (A formula whose result is "" also reads back as None.)

  • Merged cells: write the top-left anchor only. Every other cell in the range is a MergedCell whose .value is read-only.

  • .xlsm loses its macros unless you pass keep_vba=True to load_workbook.

  • A sheet name containing a space must be quoted in a cross-sheet reference: ='Assumptions Inputs'!$B$5. Unquoted, it evaluates to #VALUE!.

Financial models

Unless the user says otherwise, or the existing file already does something else.

Color: blue text (0,0,255) for hardcoded inputs and scenario levers · black for formulas · green (0,128,0) for links to another sheet · red (255,0,0) for links to another file · yellow fill (255,255,0) for key assumptions and cells the user should fill in.

Numbers: currency $#,##0, with the unit named in the header (Revenue ($mm)) · zeros render as -, including in percentages ($#,##0;($#,##0);-) · negatives in parentheses · percentages 0.0%, stored as fractions (0.15 renders 15.0%; storing 15 renders 1500.0%) · valuation multiples 0.0x · years as text ("2024", never 2,024).

Structure: every assumption in its own labeled cell, referenced by the formulas that use it (=B5*(1+$B$6), never =B5*1.05) · formulas consistent across every projection period, since a lone edited cell mid-row is the commonest silent error · guard denominators that can be zero.

Dependencies

openpyxl, pandas, markitdown (pip, preinstalled — install only if an import fails or the command is missing) · LibreOffice (soffice, auto-configured for sandboxed environments via scripts/office/soffice.py)

Files

scripts/office/validators/base.py

"""
Base validator with common validation logic for document files.
"""

import re
from pathlib import Path

import defusedxml.minidom
from functools import lru_cache

import lxml.etree

from helpers import safe_extract


@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
def _load_schema(schema_path: str):
    with open(schema_path, "rb") as xsd_file:
        xsd_doc = lxml.etree.parse(
            xsd_file, parser=lxml.etree.XMLParser(), base_url=schema_path
        )
    return lxml.etree.XMLSchema(xsd_doc)

class BaseSchemaValidator:

    IGNORED_VALIDATION_ERRORS = [
        "hyphenationZone",
        "purl.org/dc/terms",
    ]

    UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS = {
        "comment": ("id", "file"),  
        "commentrangestart": ("id", "file"),  
        "commentrangeend": ("id", "file"),  
        "bookmarkstart": ("id", "file"),  
        "bookmarkend": ("id", "file"),  
        "sldid": ("id", "file"),  
        "sldmasterid": ("id", "global"),  
        "sldlayoutid": ("id", "global"),  
        "cm": ("authorid", "file"),  
        "sheet": ("sheetid", "file"),  
        "definedname": ("id", "file"),  
        "cxnsp": ("id", "file"),  
        "sp": ("id", "file"),  
        "pic": ("id", "file"),  
        "grpsp": ("id", "file"),  
    }

    EXCLUDED_ID_CONTAINERS = {
        "sectionlst",  
    }

    ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES = {}

    SCHEMA_MAPPINGS = {
        "word": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/wml.xsd",  
        "ppt": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/pml.xsd",  
        "xl": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/sml.xsd",  
        "[Content_Types].xml": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-contentTypes.xsd",
        "app.xml": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/shared-documentPropertiesExtended.xsd",
        "core.xml": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-coreProperties.xsd",
        "custom.xml": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/shared-documentPropertiesCustom.xsd",
        ".rels": "ecma/fouth-edition/opc-relationships.xsd",
        "people.xml": "microsoft/wml-2012.xsd",
        "commentsIds.xml": "microsoft/wml-cid-2016.xsd",
        "commentsExtensible.xml": "microsoft/wml-cex-2018.xsd",
        "commentsExtended.xml": "microsoft/wml-2012.xsd",
        "chart": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-chart.xsd",
        "theme": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-main.xsd",
        "drawing": "ISO-IEC29500-4_2016/dml-main.xsd",
    }

    MC_NAMESPACE = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    XML_NAMESPACE = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"

    PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"
    )
    OFFICE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
    )
    CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE = (
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types"
    )

    MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS = {"word", "ppt", "xl"}

    OOXML_NAMESPACES = {
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/schemaLibrary/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chart",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/chartDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/diagram",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/picture",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/spreadsheetDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/presentationml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main",
        "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/sharedTypes",
        "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace",
    }

    def __init__(self, unpacked_dir, original_file=None, verbose=False):
        self.unpacked_dir = Path(unpacked_dir).resolve()
        self.original_file = Path(original_file) if original_file else None
        self.verbose = verbose

        self.schemas_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "schemas"

        patterns = ["*.xml", "*.rels"]
        self.xml_files = [
            f for pattern in patterns for f in self.unpacked_dir.rglob(pattern)
        ]

        if not self.xml_files:
            print(f"Warning: No XML files found in {self.unpacked_dir}")

    def validate(self):
        raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement the validate method")

    def repair(self) -> int:
        return self.repair_whitespace_preservation()

    def repair_whitespace_preservation(self) -> int:
        repairs = 0

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                content = xml_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
                dom = defusedxml.minidom.parseString(content)
                pending = []  

                for elem in dom.getElementsByTagName("*"):
                    local_name = elem.tagName.rsplit(":", 1)[-1]
                    if local_name in ("t", "delText", "instrText", "delInstrText"):
                        text = "".join(
                            child.data
                            for child in elem.childNodes
                            if child.nodeType in (child.TEXT_NODE, child.CDATA_SECTION_NODE)
                        )
                        ws = (" ", "\t", "\n", "\r")
                        if text and (text.startswith(ws) or text.endswith(ws)):
                            if elem.getAttribute("xml:space") != "preserve":
                                elem.setAttribute("xml:space", "preserve")
                                text_preview = repr(text[:30]) + "..." if len(text) > 30 else repr(text)
                                pending.append(f"  Repaired: {xml_file.name}: Added xml:space='preserve' to {elem.tagName}: {text_preview}")

                if pending:
                    xml_file.write_bytes(dom.toxml(encoding="UTF-8"))
                    for message in pending:
                        print(message)
                    repairs += len(pending)

            except Exception:
                pass

        return repairs

    def validate_xml(self):
        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file))
            except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                    f"Line {e.lineno}: {e.msg}"
                )
            except Exception as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                    f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}"
                )

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} XML violations:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All XML files are well-formed")
            return True

    def validate_namespaces(self):
        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()
                declared = set(root.nsmap.keys()) - {None}  

                for attr_val in [
                    v for k, v in root.attrib.items() if k.endswith("Ignorable")
                ]:
                    undeclared = set(attr_val.split()) - declared
                    errors.extend(
                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                        f"Namespace '{ns}' in Ignorable but not declared"
                        for ns in undeclared
                    )
            except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError:
                continue

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - {len(errors)} namespace issues:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        if self.verbose:
            print("PASSED - All namespace prefixes properly declared")
        return True

    def validate_unique_ids(self):
        errors = []
        global_ids = {}  

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            try:
                root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()
                file_ids = {}  

                mc_elements = root.xpath(
                    ".//mc:AlternateContent", namespaces={"mc": self.MC_NAMESPACE}
                )
                for elem in mc_elements:
                    elem.getparent().remove(elem)

                for elem in root.iter():
                    if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                        continue
                    tag = (
                        elem.tag.split("}")[-1].lower()
                        if "}" in elem.tag
                        else elem.tag.lower()
                    )

                    if tag in self.UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS:
                        in_excluded_container = any(
                            ancestor.tag.split("}")[-1].lower() in self.EXCLUDED_ID_CONTAINERS
                            for ancestor in elem.iterancestors()
                        )
                        if in_excluded_container:
                            continue

                        attr_name, scope = self.UNIQUE_ID_REQUIREMENTS[tag]

                        id_value = None
                        for attr, value in elem.attrib.items():
                            attr_local = (
                                attr.split("}")[-1].lower()
                                if "}" in attr
                                else attr.lower()
                            )
                            if attr_local == attr_name:
                                id_value = value
                                break

                        if id_value is not None:
                            if scope == "global":
                                if id_value in global_ids:
                                    prev_file, prev_line, prev_tag = global_ids[
                                        id_value
                                    ]
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                                        f"Line {elem.sourceline}: Global ID '{id_value}' in <{tag}> "
                                        f"already used in {prev_file} at line {prev_line} in <{prev_tag}>"
                                    )
                                else:
                                    global_ids[id_value] = (
                                        xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir),
                                        elem.sourceline,
                                        tag,
                                    )
                            elif scope == "file":
                                key = (tag, attr_name)
                                if key not in file_ids:
                                    file_ids[key] = {}

                                if id_value in file_ids[key]:
                                    prev_line = file_ids[key][id_value]
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: "
                                        f"Line {elem.sourceline}: Duplicate {attr_name}='{id_value}' in <{tag}> "
                                        f"(first occurrence at line {prev_line})"
                                    )
                                else:
                                    file_ids[key][id_value] = elem.sourceline

            except (lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError, Exception) as e:
                errors.append(
                    f"  {xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)}: Error: {e}"
                )

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} ID uniqueness violations:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All required IDs are unique")
            return True

    def validate_file_references(self):
        errors = []

        rels_files = list(self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*.rels"))

        if not rels_files:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - No .rels files found")
            return True

        all_files = []
        for file_path in self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*"):
            if (
                file_path.is_file()
                and file_path.name != "[Content_Types].xml"
                and not file_path.name.endswith(".rels")
            ):  
                all_files.append(file_path.resolve())

        all_referenced_files = set()

        if self.verbose:
            print(
                f"Found {len(rels_files)} .rels files and {len(all_files)} target files"
            )

        for rels_file in rels_files:
            try:
                rels_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(rels_file)).getroot()

                rels_dir = rels_file.parent

                referenced_files = set()
                broken_refs = []

                for rel in rels_root.findall(
                    ".//ns:Relationship",
                    namespaces={"ns": self.PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE},
                ):
                    target = rel.get("Target")
                    if rel.get("TargetMode") == "External":
                        continue
                    if target and not target.startswith(
                        ("http", "mailto:")
                    ):  
                        if target.startswith("/"):
                            target_path = self.unpacked_dir / target.lstrip("/")
                        elif rels_file.name == ".rels":
                            target_path = self.unpacked_dir / target
                        else:
                            base_dir = rels_dir.parent
                            target_path = base_dir / target

                        try:
                            target_path = target_path.resolve()
                            if target_path.exists() and target_path.is_file():
                                referenced_files.add(target_path)
                                all_referenced_files.add(target_path)
                            else:
                                broken_refs.append((target, rel.sourceline))
                        except (OSError, ValueError):
                            broken_refs.append((target, rel.sourceline))

                if broken_refs:
                    rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                    for broken_ref, line_num in broken_refs:
                        errors.append(
                            f"  {rel_path}: Line {line_num}: Broken reference to {broken_ref}"
                        )

            except Exception as e:
                rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Error parsing {rel_path}: {e}")

        unreferenced_files = set(all_files) - all_referenced_files

        if unreferenced_files:
            for unref_file in sorted(unreferenced_files):
                unref_rel_path = unref_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Unreferenced file: {unref_rel_path}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} relationship validation errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            print(
                "CRITICAL: These errors will cause the document to appear corrupt. "
                + "Broken references MUST be fixed, "
                + "and unreferenced files MUST be referenced or removed."
            )
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print(
                    "PASSED - All references are valid and all files are properly referenced"
                )
            return True

    def validate_all_relationship_ids(self):
        import lxml.etree

        errors = []

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            if xml_file.suffix == ".rels":
                continue

            rels_dir = xml_file.parent / "_rels"
            rels_file = rels_dir / f"{xml_file.name}.rels"

            if not rels_file.exists():
                continue

            try:
                rels_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(rels_file)).getroot()
                rid_to_type = {}

                for rel in rels_root.findall(
                    f".//{{{self.PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE}}}Relationship"
                ):
                    rid = rel.get("Id")
                    rel_type = rel.get("Type", "")
                    if rid:
                        if rid in rid_to_type:
                            rels_rel_path = rels_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                            errors.append(
                                f"  {rels_rel_path}: Line {rel.sourceline}: "
                                f"Duplicate relationship ID '{rid}' (IDs must be unique)"
                            )
                        type_name = (
                            rel_type.split("/")[-1] if "/" in rel_type else rel_type
                        )
                        rid_to_type[rid] = type_name

                xml_root = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot()

                r_ns = self.OFFICE_RELATIONSHIPS_NAMESPACE
                rid_attrs_to_check = ["id", "embed", "link"]
                for elem in xml_root.iter():
                    if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                        continue
                    for attr_name in rid_attrs_to_check:
                        rid_attr = elem.get(f"{{{r_ns}}}{attr_name}")
                        if not rid_attr:
                            continue
                        xml_rel_path = xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                        elem_name = (
                            elem.tag.split("}")[-1] if "}" in elem.tag else elem.tag
                        )

                        if rid_attr not in rid_to_type:
                            errors.append(
                                f"  {xml_rel_path}: Line {elem.sourceline}: "
                                f"<{elem_name}> r:{attr_name} references non-existent relationship '{rid_attr}' "
                                f"(valid IDs: {', '.join(sorted(rid_to_type.keys())[:5])}{'...' if len(rid_to_type) > 5 else ''})"
                            )
                        elif attr_name == "id" and self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES:
                            expected_type = self._get_expected_relationship_type(
                                elem_name
                            )
                            if expected_type:
                                actual_type = rid_to_type[rid_attr]
                                if expected_type not in actual_type.lower():
                                    errors.append(
                                        f"  {xml_rel_path}: Line {elem.sourceline}: "
                                        f"<{elem_name}> references '{rid_attr}' which points to '{actual_type}' "
                                        f"but should point to a '{expected_type}' relationship"
                                    )

            except Exception as e:
                xml_rel_path = xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                errors.append(f"  Error processing {xml_rel_path}: {e}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} relationship ID reference errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            print("\nThese ID mismatches will cause the document to appear corrupt!")
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("PASSED - All relationship ID references are valid")
            return True

    def _get_expected_relationship_type(self, element_name):
        elem_lower = element_name.lower()

        if elem_lower in self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES:
            return self.ELEMENT_RELATIONSHIP_TYPES[elem_lower]

        if elem_lower.endswith("id") and len(elem_lower) > 2:
            prefix = elem_lower[:-2]  
            if prefix.endswith("master"):
                return prefix.lower()
            elif prefix.endswith("layout"):
                return prefix.lower()
            else:
                if prefix == "sld":
                    return "slide"
                return prefix.lower()

        if elem_lower.endswith("reference") and len(elem_lower) > 9:
            prefix = elem_lower[:-9]  
            return prefix.lower()

        return None

    def validate_content_types(self):
        errors = []

        content_types_file = self.unpacked_dir / "[Content_Types].xml"
        if not content_types_file.exists():
            print("FAILED - [Content_Types].xml file not found")
            return False

        try:
            root = lxml.etree.parse(str(content_types_file)).getroot()
            declared_parts = set()
            declared_extensions = set()

            for override in root.findall(
                f".//{{{self.CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE}}}Override"
            ):
                part_name = override.get("PartName")
                if part_name is not None:
                    declared_parts.add(part_name.lstrip("/"))

            for default in root.findall(
                f".//{{{self.CONTENT_TYPES_NAMESPACE}}}Default"
            ):
                extension = default.get("Extension")
                if extension is not None:
                    declared_extensions.add(extension.lower())

            declarable_roots = {
                "sld",
                "sldLayout",
                "sldMaster",
                "presentation",  
                "document",  
                "workbook",
                "worksheet",  
                "theme",  
            }

            media_extensions = {
                "png": "image/png",
                "jpg": "image/jpeg",
                "jpeg": "image/jpeg",
                "gif": "image/gif",
                "bmp": "image/bmp",
                "tiff": "image/tiff",
                "wmf": "image/x-wmf",
                "emf": "image/x-emf",
            }

            all_files = list(self.unpacked_dir.rglob("*"))
            all_files = [f for f in all_files if f.is_file()]

            for xml_file in self.xml_files:
                path_str = str(xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)).replace(
                    "\\", "/"
                )

                if any(
                    skip in path_str
                    for skip in [".rels", "[Content_Types]", "docProps/", "_rels/"]
                ):
                    continue

                try:
                    root_tag = lxml.etree.parse(str(xml_file)).getroot().tag
                    root_name = root_tag.split("}")[-1] if "}" in root_tag else root_tag

                    if root_name in declarable_roots and path_str not in declared_parts:
                        errors.append(
                            f"  {path_str}: File with <{root_name}> root not declared in [Content_Types].xml"
                        )

                except Exception:
                    continue  

            for file_path in all_files:
                if file_path.suffix.lower() in {".xml", ".rels"}:
                    continue
                if file_path.name == "[Content_Types].xml":
                    continue
                if "_rels" in file_path.parts or "docProps" in file_path.parts:
                    continue

                extension = file_path.suffix.lstrip(".").lower()
                if extension and extension not in declared_extensions:
                    if extension in media_extensions:
                        relative_path = file_path.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir)
                        errors.append(
                            f'  {relative_path}: File with extension \'{extension}\' not declared in [Content_Types].xml - should add: <Default Extension="{extension}" ContentType="{media_extensions[extension]}"/>'
                        )

        except Exception as e:
            errors.append(f"  Error parsing [Content_Types].xml: {e}")

        if errors:
            print(f"FAILED - Found {len(errors)} content type declaration errors:")
            for error in errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print(
                    "PASSED - All content files are properly declared in [Content_Types].xml"
                )
            return True

    def validate_file_against_xsd(self, xml_file, verbose=False):
        xml_file = Path(xml_file).resolve()
        unpacked_dir = self.unpacked_dir.resolve()

        is_valid, current_errors = self._validate_single_file_xsd(
            xml_file, unpacked_dir
        )

        if is_valid is None:
            return None, set()  
        elif is_valid:
            return True, set()  

        original_errors = self._get_original_file_errors(xml_file)

        assert current_errors is not None
        new_errors = current_errors - original_errors

        new_errors = {
            e for e in new_errors
            if not any(pattern in e for pattern in self.IGNORED_VALIDATION_ERRORS)
        }

        if new_errors:
            if verbose:
                relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(unpacked_dir)
                print(f"FAILED - {relative_path}: {len(new_errors)} new error(s)")
                for error in list(new_errors)[:3]:
                    truncated = error[:250] + "..." if len(error) > 250 else error
                    print(f"  - {truncated}")
            return False, new_errors
        else:
            if verbose:
                print(
                    f"PASSED - No new errors (original had {len(current_errors)} errors)"
                )
            return True, set()

    def validate_against_xsd(self):
        new_errors = []
        original_error_count = 0
        valid_count = 0
        skipped_count = 0

        for xml_file in self.xml_files:
            relative_path = str(xml_file.relative_to(self.unpacked_dir))
            is_valid, new_file_errors = self.validate_file_against_xsd(
                xml_file, verbose=False
            )

            if is_valid is None:
                skipped_count += 1
                continue
            elif is_valid and not new_file_errors:
                valid_count += 1
                continue
            elif is_valid:
                original_error_count += 1
                valid_count += 1
                continue

            new_errors.append(f"  {relative_path}: {len(new_file_errors)} new error(s)")
            for error in list(new_file_errors)[:3]:  
                new_errors.append(
                    f"    - {error[:250]}..." if len(error) > 250 else f"    - {error}"
                )

        if self.verbose:
            print(f"Validated {len(self.xml_files)} files:")
            print(f"  - Valid: {valid_count}")
            print(f"  - Skipped (no schema): {skipped_count}")
            if original_error_count:
                print(f"  - With original errors (ignored): {original_error_count}")
            print(
                f"  - With NEW errors: {len(new_errors) > 0 and len([e for e in new_errors if not e.startswith('    ')]) or 0}"
            )

        if new_errors:
            print("\nFAILED - Found NEW validation errors:")
            for error in new_errors:
                print(error)
            return False
        else:
            if self.verbose:
                print("\nPASSED - No new XSD validation errors introduced")
            return True

    def _get_schema_path(self, xml_file):
        if xml_file.name in self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS:
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[xml_file.name]

        if xml_file.suffix == ".rels":
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[".rels"]

        if "charts/" in str(xml_file) and xml_file.name.startswith("chart"):
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS["chart"]

        if "theme/" in str(xml_file) and xml_file.name.startswith("theme"):
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS["theme"]

        if xml_file.parent.name in self.MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS:
            return self.schemas_dir / self.SCHEMA_MAPPINGS[xml_file.parent.name]

        return None

    def _clean_ignorable_namespaces(self, xml_doc):
        xml_string = lxml.etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding="unicode")
        xml_copy = lxml.etree.fromstring(xml_string)

        for elem in xml_copy.iter():
            attrs_to_remove = []

            for attr in elem.attrib:
                if "{" in attr:
                    ns = attr.split("}")[0][1:]
                    if ns not in self.OOXML_NAMESPACES:
                        attrs_to_remove.append(attr)

            for attr in attrs_to_remove:
                del elem.attrib[attr]

        self._remove_ignorable_elements(xml_copy)

        return lxml.etree.ElementTree(xml_copy)

    def _remove_ignorable_elements(self, root):
        elements_to_remove = []

        for elem in list(root):
            if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                continue

            tag_str = str(elem.tag)
            if tag_str.startswith("{"):
                ns = tag_str.split("}")[0][1:]
                if ns not in self.OOXML_NAMESPACES:
                    elements_to_remove.append(elem)
                    continue

            self._remove_ignorable_elements(elem)

        for elem in elements_to_remove:
            root.remove(elem)

    def _preprocess_for_mc_ignorable(self, xml_doc):
        root = xml_doc.getroot()

        if f"{{{self.MC_NAMESPACE}}}Ignorable" in root.attrib:
            del root.attrib[f"{{{self.MC_NAMESPACE}}}Ignorable"]

        return xml_doc

    def _preprocess_for_schema(self, xml_doc, relative_path):
        return xml_doc

    def _validate_single_file_xsd(self, xml_file, base_path, schema_path=None):
        schema_path = schema_path or self._get_schema_path(xml_file)
        if not schema_path:
            return None, None  

        try:
            schema = _load_schema(str(schema_path))

            with open(xml_file, "r") as f:
                xml_doc = lxml.etree.parse(f)

            xml_doc, _ = self._remove_template_tags_from_text_nodes(xml_doc)
            xml_doc = self._preprocess_for_mc_ignorable(xml_doc)

            relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(base_path)
            if (
                relative_path.parts
                and relative_path.parts[0] in self.MAIN_CONTENT_FOLDERS
            ):
                xml_doc = self._clean_ignorable_namespaces(xml_doc)

            xml_doc = self._preprocess_for_schema(xml_doc, relative_path)

            if schema.validate(xml_doc):
                return True, set()
            else:
                errors = set()
                for error in schema.error_log:
                    errors.add(error.message)
                return False, errors

        except Exception as e:
            return False, {str(e)}

    def _get_original_file_errors(self, xml_file, schema_path=None):
        if self.original_file is None:
            return set()

        import tempfile
        import zipfile

        xml_file = Path(xml_file).resolve()
        unpacked_dir = self.unpacked_dir.resolve()
        relative_path = xml_file.relative_to(unpacked_dir)

        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
            temp_path = Path(temp_dir)

            try:
                with zipfile.ZipFile(self.original_file, "r") as zip_ref:
                    safe_extract(zip_ref, temp_path)
            except (zipfile.BadZipFile, ValueError, OSError):
                return set()

            original_xml_file = temp_path / relative_path

            if not original_xml_file.exists():
                return set()

            is_valid, errors = self._validate_single_file_xsd(
                original_xml_file, temp_path, schema_path=schema_path
            )
            return errors if errors else set()

    def _remove_template_tags_from_text_nodes(self, xml_doc):
        warnings = []
        template_pattern = re.compile(r"\{\{[^}]*\}\}")

        xml_string = lxml.etree.tostring(xml_doc, encoding="unicode")
        xml_copy = lxml.etree.fromstring(xml_string)

        def process_text_content(text, content_type):
            if not text:
                return text
            matches = list(template_pattern.finditer(text))
            if matches:
                for match in matches:
                    warnings.append(
                        f"Found template tag in {content_type}: {match.group()}"
                    )
                return template_pattern.sub("", text)
            return text

        for elem in xml_copy.iter():
            if not hasattr(elem, "tag") or callable(elem.tag):
                continue
            tag_str = str(elem.tag)
            if tag_str.endswith("}t") or tag_str == "t":
                continue

            elem.text = process_text_content(elem.text, "text content")
            elem.tail = process_text_content(elem.tail, "tail content")

        return lxml.etree.ElementTree(xml_copy), warnings


if __name__ == "__main__":
    raise RuntimeError("This module should not be run directly.")

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