= PyTextile = [[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/textile|PyTextile]] is a ''very'' easy to use text-to-HTML converter. You can test the following demonstration of Textile code, which can convert ''this:'' {{{ _This_ is a *test.* * One * Two * Three Link to "Slashdot":http://slashdot.org/ }}} to ''this:'' {{{ <p><em>This</em> is a <strong>test.</strong></p> <ul> <li>One</li> <li>Two</li> <li>Three</li> </ul> <p>Link to <a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a></p> }}} == Using PyTextile == First, [[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/textile|download the latest PyTextile.]] Untar it, and enter the {{{textile}}} directory. Start a python interpreter. Type: {{{ #!python import textile s = """ _This_ is a *test.* * One * Two * Three Link to "Slashdot":http://slashdot.org/ """ html = textile.textile( s ) print html }}} You'll see beautiful HTML on the other side, ready for inclusion in a web page. :) === Options === PyTextile takes 3 optional arguments: {{{ def textile(self, text, rel=None, head_offset=0, html_type='xhtml', sanitize=False): }}} == See Also: == [[reStructuredText]] as a markup format to convert text to HTML. = Discussion = (none yet!)