terminalmd.py

#!/usr/bin/python34

import codecs

import mistune

md_text = '''\
this is markdown.

```
block code!
```

- ab
- cd
  - *emphasis text*
  - **double emphasis text**

'''


class MyRenderer(mistune.Renderer):
    def block_code(self, code, lang):
        return '\x1b[35m{}\x1b[0m\n'.format(code)

    def paragraph(self, text):
        return '{}\n'.format(text)

    def list(self, body, orderer=True):
        return body

    def list_item(self, text):
        lines = text.split('\n')
        new_lines = ['', '- {}'.format(lines[0])]
        new_lines += ['  {}'.format(line) for line in lines[1:]]
        return '\n'.join(new_lines)

    def emphasis(self, text):
        return '\x1b[4m{}\x1b[0m'.format(text)

    def double_emphasis(self, text):
        return '\x1b[7m{}\x1b[0m'.format(text)

renderer = MyRenderer()
md = mistune.Markdown(renderer=renderer)
print(md.render(md_text))