Merge branch 'main' into embedded_image

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.vscode
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]

README.md

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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> (12/19/24) Hello! MarkItDown team members will be resting and recharging with family and friends over the holiday period. Activity/responses on the project may be delayed during the period of Dec 21-Jan 06. We will be excited to engage with you in the new year!
+
 # MarkItDown
 
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/markitdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/markitdown/)
 ![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dd/markitdown)
 
 
-
 MarkItDown is a utility for converting various files to Markdown (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc).
 It supports:
 - PDF

src/markitdown/__main__.py

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 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 import sys
 import argparse
+from textwrap import dedent
 from ._markitdown import MarkItDown
 
 
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Convert various file formats to markdown.",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        usage="""
+        usage=dedent(
+            """
             SYNTAX: 
                 
                 markitdown <OPTIONAL: FILENAME>
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ EXAMPLE:
                 OR 
             
                 markitdown < example.pdf
-""".strip(),
+            """
+        ).strip(),
     )
 
     parser.add_argument("filename", nargs="?")