Python Markdown: Print lists

[michaelaye]

Thanks for this very useful extension!

I'm wondering if it's possible to make it work with lists as well, maybe automatically adding a new line for each element?

In code, I want to be able to:

l = [1,2,3]

# Markdown
Current list values: {{l}}

but also:

# Markdown
Beginning of list: {{l[:2]}}

Would that be possible? At least currently, it doesn't seem to work (mac/conda-forge up-to-date).

[jcb91]

Something like

# Markdown
Current list of values: 
 * {{ '\n * '.join(l) }}

or

#Markdown
Beginning of list: {{ [' * {}\n'.format(item) for item in l[:2]] }}

Should work, hopefully?

[michaelaye]

So, the general unpacking from list to string works, but the \n is being ignored?
The 2nd example also stops for me after item[0].

[jcb91]

Hmm, ok, something more complex must be going on. I'll try to have a more detailed look today...

[jcb91]

So, it's a fairly simple bug in that the js was expecting marked to wrap everything in <p> tags, but it doesn't wrap lists. I also fixed another bug to do with stripping tags / quotes from locations not at the start/end of the text. Unfortunately, I still have to print the output in order to avoid getting a python-style string, that is

 #### Markdown

Beginning of list: {{ [' - {}\n'.format(item) for item in list(range(10))[:5]] }}

Beginning of list: {{ print(''.join([' - {}\n'.format(i) for i in list(range(10))[:5]])) }}

ends up formatted as

Markdown

Beginning of list: - 0\n

Beginning of list:

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Anyway, I hope that helps a little 🤷‍♂️

[jcb91]

(see #1122 for fix)