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diff --git a/docs/extensions/Meta-Data.txt b/docs/extensions/Meta-Data.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 982ea67..0000000 --- a/docs/extensions/Meta-Data.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -Meta-Data -========= - -Summary -------- - -An extension to Python-Markdown that adds a syntax for defining meta-data about -a document. The Meta-Data extension is inspired by and follows the syntax of -[MultiMarkdown][]. Currently, this extension does not use the meta-data in any -way, but simply provides it as a `Meta` attribute of a markdown instance for -use by other extensions or directly by your python code. - -[MultiMarkdown]: http://fletcherpenney.net/MultiMarkdown_Syntax_Guide#metadata - -This extension has been a part of the Markdown library since 2.0. - -Syntax ------- - -Meta-data consists of a series of keywords and values defined at the beginning -of a markdown document like this: - - Title: My Document - Summary: A brief description of my document. - Authors: Waylan Limberg - John Doe - Date: October 2, 2007 - blank-value: - base_url: http://example.com - - This is the first paragraph of the document. - -The keywords are case-insensitive and may consist of letters, numbers, -underscores and dashes and must end with a colon. The values consist of -anything following the colon on the line and may even be blank. If a line is -indented 4 or more spaces, that line is assumed to be an additional line of the -value for the previous keyword. A keyword may have as many lines as desired. -The first blank line ends all meta-data for the document. Therefore, the first -line of a document must not be blank. All meta-data is stripped from the -document prior to any further processing by markdown. - -Accessing the Meta-Data ------------------------ - -The meta-data is made available as a python Dict in the `Meta` attribute of an -instance of the Markdown class. For example, using the above document: - - >>> md = markdown.Markdown(extensions = ['meta']) - >>> html = md.convert(text) - >>> # Meta-data has been stripped from output - >>> print html - <p>This is the first paragraph of the document.</p> - - >>> # View meta-data - >>> print md.Meta - { - 'title' : ['My Document'], - 'summary' : ['A brief description of my document.'], - 'authors' : ['Waylan Limberg', 'John Doe'], - 'date' : ['October 2, 2007'], - 'blank-value' : [''], - 'base_url' : ['http://example.com'] - } - -Note that the keys are all lowercase and the values consist of a list of -strings where each item is one line for that key. This way, one could preserve -line breaks if desired. Or the items could be joined where appropriate. No -assumptions are made regarding the data. It is simply passed as found to the -`Meta` attribute. - -Perhaps the meta-data could be passed into a template system, or used by -various markdown extensions. The possibilities are left to the imagination of -the developer. - -Compatible Extensions ---------------------- - -The following are extensions currently known to work with the Meta-Data -Extension and the keywords they are known to support: - -* [[HeaderId]] - * `header_level` - * `header_forceid` -* [[WikiLinks]] - * `wiki_base_url` - * `wiki_end_url` - * `wiki_html_class` - |