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#!/usr/bin/env python
""" .vimrc: autocmd BufEnter *.md exe 'noremap <F5> :!mdpreview.py %<CR>' """
import subprocess, sys, tempfile
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".html", delete=False) as mdhtml:
subprocess.check_call(["pandoc", "--to=html", "--from=markdown", "-o", mdhtml.name, sys.argv[1]])
# webbrowser.open_new_tab ... chrome howto?
subprocess.check_call(["open", "-a", "Google Chrome", mdhtml.name])
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