HTML tables with markdown content

[hellt]

Hi, I am trying to create some tables with nested markdown content, and original markdown syntax won't cut it.

I tried to use the raw HTML, but it seems that md_in_html doesn't quite work there as I expected it to:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th markdown>
**Header1**
      </th>
      <th markdown>
**header2**
      </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td markdown>
```
some code
```
      </td>
      <td markdown>

some `markdown` **text**
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

render as

I can use Blocks for that, but was curious if there is a way with native html

[alexvoss]

Hi, I may be wrong but I think you need the markdown attribute on all the HTML tags, so on <table> and <tbody>, for example.

[hellt]

I tried I think all combinations, none of them worked for me

[facelessuser]

md_in_html requires you to not indent the block elements:

import markdown

MD = """
<table markdown>
<thead markdown>
<tr markdown>
<th markdown>
**Header1**
</th>
<th markdown>
**header2**
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody markdown>
<tr markdown>
<td markdown>
```
some code
```
</td>
<td markdown>
some `markdown` **text**
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
"""

html = markdown.markdown(
    MD,
    extensions=['md_in_html'],
)

print(html)

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>
<strong>Header1</strong>
</th>
<th>
<strong>header2</strong>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<code>some code</code>
</td>
<td>
some <code>markdown</code> <strong>text</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

[hellt]

Got it, thanks again, @facelessuser
This defeats the purpose as nesting gets completely lost.

Ok, I think I will have to recall how to python and write the blocks extension :D

/// thead
heading 1
///
/// thead
heading 2
///

//// trow
/// tcell
cell1-row1
///

/// tcell
cell2-row1
///
////

//// trow
/// tcell
cell1-row2
///

/// tcell
cell2-row2
///
////

[facelessuser]

Yep, just more stating how it works 🙂.

[alexvoss]

The rule that block elements must not be indented does not seem to be documented? I would expect it under Nesting in the Python Markdown documentation?

[facelessuser]

Not it is not mentioned, but Python Markdown handles Markdown blocks, you can't have paragraphs randomly indented or they become code blocks etc. The HTML needs to conform to these rules.

The other downside is that HTML must be at the root level. You can't have block HTML under lists etc. or they likely won't always work as expected. While I'm generally fine with the indentation rule, the HTML must be at root level rule annoys me, but it is what it is. If I'm nesting under lists, I use pymdownx.blocks.html.