Markdown doesn't always generate XHTML

[John MacFarlane]

> However, I know that

> Python-Markdown has an option to not allow any html in a document

> (this "safe_mode" can be set to either replace with a customizable

> message, remove completely, or escape the html). Of course, to stay in

> line with the Markdown standard, it is off by default, but very easy

> to turn on in your code. Other implementations may offer a similar

> option.


Pandoc has the option

--sanitize-html
  sanitizes HTML (in markdown or HTML input) using a whitelist.
  Unsafe tags are replaced by HTML comments; unsafe attributes are omitted.

John