hacky pygments filter to change "def" keyword token type

pygments_def_filter.py

from markdown2 import Markdown

patched = Markdown._get_pygments_lexer

def patch_get_pygments_lexer(self, lexer_name):
    if lexer_name != "python":
        return patched(self, lexer_name)
    from pygments.lexers import PythonLexer
    from pygments.token import Name, Keyword
    from pygments.filter import Filter
    lexer = PythonLexer()

    class DefColorFilter(Filter):

        def __init__(self, **options):
            Filter.__init__(self, **options)

        def filter(self, lexer, stream):
            for ttype, value in stream:
                if ttype is Keyword and value == 'def':
                    ttype = Name.Other # Whatever token type you want
                yield ttype, value
    lexer.add_filter(DefColorFilter())
    return lexer

Markdown._get_pygments_lexer = patch_get_pygments_lexer