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.

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/change_log.

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

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