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Created August 20, 2013 22:13
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Enables attribute list support for lists in Python Markdown.
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals
import re
from markdown.extensions import Extension
from markdown.extensions.attr_list import AttrListTreeprocessor as _AttrListTreeprocessor, isheader
from markdown.util import isBlockLevel
class AttrListExtension(Extension):
def extendMarkdown(self, md, md_globals):
md.treeprocessors.add('attr_list', AttrListTreeprocessor(md), '>prettify')
class AttrListTreeprocessor(_AttrListTreeprocessor):
BASE_RE = r'\{\:([^\}]*)\}'
PARENT_RE = r'\{\^([^\}]*)\}'
HEADER_RE = re.compile(r'[ ]+%s[ ]*$' % BASE_RE)
BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'\n[ ]*%s[ ]*$' % BASE_RE)
LIST_RE = re.compile(r'\n[ ]*%s[ ]*$' % PARENT_RE)
INLINE_RE = re.compile(r'^%s' % BASE_RE)
def _get_last_child(self, elem):
if len(elem):
return self._get_last_child(elem[-1])
return elem
def _is_list(self, elem):
return elem.tag in ['dl', 'ol', 'ul']
def run(self, doc):
for elem in doc.getiterator():
if isBlockLevel(elem.tag):
if self._is_list(elem):
lc = self._get_last_child(elem)
attr = None
if lc.tail.strip():
attr = 'tail'
elif lc.text.strip():
attr = 'text'
if attr:
text = getattr(lc, attr)
m = self.LIST_RE.search(text)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
setattr(lc, attr, text[:m.start()])
continue
# Block level: check for attrs on last line of text
RE = self.BLOCK_RE
if isheader(elem) or elem.tag == 'dt':
# header or def-term: check for attrs at end of line
RE = self.HEADER_RE
if len(elem) and elem.tag == 'li':
# special case list items. children may include a ul or ol.
pos = None
# find the ul or ol position
for i, child in enumerate(elem):
if child.tag in ['ul', 'ol']:
pos = i
break
if pos is None and elem[-1].tail:
# use tail of last child. no ul or ol.
m = RE.search(elem[-1].tail)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem[-1].tail = elem[-1].tail[:m.start()]
elif pos is not None and pos > 0 and elem[pos-1].tail:
# use tail of last child before ul or ol
m = RE.search(elem[pos-1].tail)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem[pos-1].tail = elem[pos-1].tail[:m.start()]
elif elem.text:
# use text. ul is first child.
m = RE.search(elem.text)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem.text = elem.text[:m.start()]
elif len(elem) and elem[-1].tail:
# has children. Get from tail of last child
m = RE.search(elem[-1].tail)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem[-1].tail = elem[-1].tail[:m.start()]
if isheader(elem):
# clean up trailing #s
elem[-1].tail = elem[-1].tail.rstrip('#').rstrip()
elif elem.text:
# no children. Get from text.
m = RE.search(elem.text)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem.text = elem.text[:m.start()]
if isheader(elem):
# clean up trailing #s
elem.text = elem.text.rstrip('#').rstrip()
else:
# inline: check for attrs at start of tail
if elem.tail:
m = self.INLINE_RE.match(elem.tail)
if m:
self.assign_attrs(elem, m.group(1))
elem.tail = elem.tail[m.end():]
def makeExtension(configs = None):
if configs is None:
configs = {}
return AttrListExtension(configs)
@richardcrichardc
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I found a bug, lc.tail is null on line 42 for mardown like this:

1. Apple
1. (Banana)[#pear]

Here is a fix.

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