''' Smart_Strong Extension for Python-Markdown ========================================== This extention adds smarter handling of double underscores within words. Simple Usage: >>> import markdown >>> print markdown.markdown('Text with double__underscore__words.', ... extensions=['smart_strong']) <p>Text with double__underscore__words.</p> >>> print markdown.markdown('__Strong__ still works.', ... extensions=['smart_strong']) <p><strong>Strong</strong> still works.</p> >>> print markdown.markdown('__this__works__too__.', ... extensions=['smart_strong']) <p><strong>this__works__too</strong>.</p> Copyright 2011 [Waylan Limberg](http://achinghead.com) ''' import re import markdown from markdown.inlinepatterns import SimpleTagPattern SMART_STRONG_RE = r'(?<!\w)(_{2})(?!_)(.+?)(?<!_)\2(?!\w)' STRONG_RE = r'(\*{2})(.+?)\2' class SmartEmphasisExtension(markdown.extensions.Extension): """ Add smart_emphasis extension to Markdown class.""" def extendMarkdown(self, md, md_globals): """ Modify inline patterns. """ md.inlinePatterns['strong'] = SimpleTagPattern(STRONG_RE, 'strong') md.inlinePatterns.add('strong2', SimpleTagPattern(SMART_STRONG_RE, 'strong'), '>emphasis2') def makeExtension(configs={}): return SmartEmphasisExtension(configs=dict(configs)) if __name__ == '__main__': import doctest doctest.testmod()