Tables ---------------- Summary ------- The Table Extension adds the ability to create tables in Markdown documents. This extension is included in the standard Markdown library. Syntax ------ Tables are defined using the syntax established in [PHP Markdown Extra][php]. [php]: http://www.michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/#table Thus, the following text (taken from the above referenced PHP documentation): First Header | Second Header ------------- | ------------- Content Cell | Content Cell Content Cell | Content Cell will be rendered as: <table> <thead> <tr> <th>First Header</th> <th>Second Header</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Content Cell</td> <td>Content Cell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Content Cell</td> <td>Content Cell</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Usage ----- From the Python interpreter: >>> html = markdown.markdown(text, ['tables'])