unclecode/crawl4ai · error · AttributeError

The 'fit_markdown' attribute is deprecated and has been remo

Error message

The 'fit_markdown' attribute is deprecated and has been removed. Please use 'markdown.fit_markdown' instead.

What it means

Error "The 'fit_markdown' attribute is deprecated and has been removed. Please use 'markdown.fit_markdown' instead." thrown in unclecode/crawl4ai.

Source

Thrown at crawl4ai/models.py:232

        deprecated and they should use 'markdown' instead.
        """
        raise AttributeError(
            "The 'markdown_v2' attribute is deprecated and has been removed. "
            """Please use 'markdown' instead, which now returns a MarkdownGenerationResult, with
            following properties:
            - raw_markdown: The raw markdown string
            - markdown_with_citations: The markdown string with citations
            - references_markdown: The markdown string with references
            - fit_markdown: The markdown string with fit text
            """
        )
    
    @property
    def fit_markdown(self):
        """
        Deprecated property that raises an AttributeError when accessed.
        """
        raise AttributeError(
            "The 'fit_markdown' attribute is deprecated and has been removed. "
            "Please use 'markdown.fit_markdown' instead."
        )
    
    @property
    def fit_html(self):
        """
        Deprecated property that raises an AttributeError when accessed.
        """
        raise AttributeError(
            "The 'fit_html' attribute is deprecated and has been removed. "
            "Please use 'markdown.fit_html' instead."
        )

    def model_dump(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Override model_dump to include the _markdown private attribute in serialization.
        

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Solutions

1. Use result.markdown.fit_markdown instead of the removed fit_markdown attribute.

Example fix

fit = result.markdown.fit_markdown

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crawl4ai/models.py:232 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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