This is a Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown. It is almost completely compliant with the reference implementation, though there are a few known issues. See Features for information on what exactly is supported and what is not. Additional features are supported by the Available Extensions.

Documentation

pip install markdown

import markdown
html = markdown.markdown(your_text_string)

For more advanced installation and usage documentation, see the docs/ directory of the distribution or the project website at https://Python-Markdown.github.io/.

See the change log at https://python-markdown.github.io/changelog/.

Support

You may report bugs, ask for help, and discuss various other issues on the bug tracker.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Python-Markdown project's code bases, issue trackers, and mailing lists is expected to follow the Code of Conduct.