| Tables |
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| Summary |
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| The Table Extension adds the ability to create tables in Markdown documents. |
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| This extension is included in the standard Markdown library. |
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| Syntax |
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| Tables are defined using the syntax established in [PHP Markdown Extra][php]. |
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| [php]: http://www.michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/#table |
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| Thus, the following text (taken from the above referenced PHP documentation): |
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| First Header | Second Header |
| ------------- | ------------- |
| Content Cell | Content Cell |
| Content Cell | Content Cell |
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| will be rendered as: |
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| <table> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th>First Header</th> |
| <th>Second Header</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Content Cell</td> |
| <td>Content Cell</td> |
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| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>Content Cell</td> |
| <td>Content Cell</td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
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| Usage |
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| From the Python interpreter: |
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| >>> html = markdown.markdown(text, ['tables']) |
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