Index error when reading table

I need to read data from the table in docx, but the loop raises IndexError. I tried to use iter_unique_cells method that i found, but it didnt solve the problem.Any help would be greatly appreciated ! another_broken_table.docx

def iter_unique_cells(row):
    """Generate cells in *row* skipping empty grid cells."""
    prior_tc = None
    for cell in row.cells:
        this_tc = cell._tc
        if this_tc is prior_tc:
            continue
        prior_tc = this_tc
        yield cell

document = Document('another_broken_table.docx')
tables = document.tables
for table in tables:
      for row in table.rows:
            for cell in iter_unique_cells(row):
                pass

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "d:/test.py", line 94, in <module>
    xml_string = loop_tables(tables)
  File "d:/test.py", line 52, in loop_tables
    for cell in iter_unique_cells(row):
  File "d:/test.py", line 12, in iter_unique_cells
    for cell in row.cells:
  File "D:\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\docx\table.py", line 401, in cells
    return tuple(self.table.row_cells(self._index))
  File "D:\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\docx\table.py", line 106, in row_cells
    return self._cells[start:end]
  File "D:\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\docx\table.py", line 173, in _cells
    cells.append(cells[-col_count])
IndexError: list index out of range

[scanny]

What does print(row._tr.xml) output for the offending row?

You might also try:

from docx.table import _Cell
row_cells = [_Cell(tc, table) for tc in row._tr.tc_lst]

[dshefman1]

You might also try:

from docx.table import _Cell
row_cells = [_Cell(tc, table) for tc in row._tr.tc_lst]

There is a problem with this solution. It solves one problem while causing another. When you use this fix, merged cells are no longer unmerged during the parsing process. Without unmerging the cells, you will never be able to reproduce your table with the output data because your columns will no longer line up when you try to reproduce the table. Is there a way to fix this IndexError without causing this problem?