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Github Flavored Markdown in Python
import re
from hashlib import md5
def gfm(text):
# Extract pre blocks.
extractions = {}
def pre_extraction_callback(matchobj):
digest = md5(matchobj.group(0)).hexdigest()
extractions[digest] = matchobj.group(0)
return "{gfm-extraction-%s}" % digest
pattern = re.compile(r'<pre>.*?</pre>', re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
text = re.sub(pattern, pre_extraction_callback, text)
# Prevent foo_bar_baz from ending up with an italic word in the middle.
def italic_callback(matchobj):
s = matchobj.group(0)
if list(s).count('_') >= 2:
return s.replace('_', '\_')
return s
text = re.sub(r'^(?! {4}|\t)\w+_\w+_\w[\w_]*', italic_callback, text)
# In very clear cases, let newlines become <br /> tags.
def newline_callback(matchobj):
if len(matchobj.group(1)) == 1:
return matchobj.group(0).rstrip() + ' \n'
else:
return matchobj.group(0)
pattern = re.compile(r'^[\w\<][^\n]*(\n+)', re.MULTILINE)
text = re.sub(pattern, newline_callback, text)
# Insert pre block extractions.
def pre_insert_callback(matchobj):
return '\n\n' + extractions[matchobj.group(1)]
text = re.sub(r'{gfm-extraction-([0-9a-f]{32})\}', pre_insert_callback, text)
return text
# Test suite.
try:
from nose.tools import assert_equal
except ImportError:
def assert_equal(a, b):
assert a == b, '%r != %r' % (a, b)
def test_single_underscores():
"""Don't touch single underscores inside words."""
assert_equal(
gfm('foo_bar'),
'foo_bar',
)
def test_underscores_code_blocks():
"""Don't touch underscores in code blocks."""
assert_equal(
gfm(' foo_bar_baz'),
' foo_bar_baz',
)
def test_underscores_pre_blocks():
"""Don't touch underscores in pre blocks."""
assert_equal(
gfm('<pre>\nfoo_bar_baz\n</pre>'),
'\n\n<pre>\nfoo_bar_baz\n</pre>',
)
def test_pre_block_pre_text():
"""Don't treat pre blocks with pre-text differently."""
a = '\n\n<pre>\nthis is `a\\_test` and this\\_too\n</pre>'
b = 'hmm<pre>\nthis is `a\\_test` and this\\_too\n</pre>'
assert_equal(
gfm(a)[2:],
gfm(b)[3:],
)
def test_two_underscores():
"""Escape two or more underscores inside words."""
assert_equal(
gfm('foo_bar_baz'),
'foo\\_bar\\_baz',
)
def test_newlines_simple():
"""Turn newlines into br tags in simple cases."""
assert_equal(
gfm('foo\nbar'),
'foo \nbar',
)
def test_newlines_group():
"""Convert newlines in all groups."""
assert_equal(
gfm('apple\npear\norange\n\nruby\npython\nerlang'),
'apple \npear \norange\n\nruby \npython \nerlang',
)
def test_newlines_long_group():
"""Convert newlines in even long groups."""
assert_equal(
gfm('apple\npear\norange\nbanana\n\nruby\npython\nerlang'),
'apple \npear \norange \nbanana\n\nruby \npython \nerlang',
)
def test_newlines_list():
"""Don't convert newlines in lists."""
assert_equal(
gfm('# foo\n# bar'),
'# foo\n# bar',
)
assert_equal(
gfm('* foo\n* bar'),
'* foo\n* bar',
)
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My fork of a fork from @mvasilkov adds tables, strike, and links without the use of but not exactly in a nice way, but at least it works.. Here is the link to the forked gist

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