ANN: python-markdown2 -- another Python implementation of Markdown

[cormullion at mac.com]

On 4 Nov 2007, at 22:21, Trent Mick wrote:


>> Hi Trent. Is it possible to run this from the BBEdit Unix Filters

>> menu? I've just dropped it into the right folder, but running it on a

>> text selection gives this:

>>

>> Syntax error line 88. Invalid syntax:

>>

>>                        for ch in '\\`*_{}[]()>#+-.!')

>

>

> I believe this is a case of markdown2.py not working with older

> versions of Python. Do you know what version of Python BBEdit is using

> here? (I don't use BBEdit so I'm not sure if it is using the system

> Python or its own private build of Python.

>

> I've started an issue for this:

>   http://code.google.com/p/python-markdown2/issues/detail?id=4

>

> If you could add your Python version as a comment on that issue, that

> would be great. Following up via email if fine too, tho.


I don't know about BBEdit's privates, but the system version is  
presumably:

$ python -u
Python 2.3.5 (#1, Aug 19 2006, 21:31:42)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5363)] on darwin

This is the standard Tiger install I expect.