opensafely-core / opensafely-core/opencodelists

Markdown not supported in codelist descriptions

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Description

I noticed some codelists with markdown descriptions but this doesn't look to be supported. E.g. this codelist.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the linked Pharmacy First codelist and tracing how its descriptions are displayed. Confirm the desired Markdown behavior from the existing description output, then verify that Markdown-formatted codelist descriptions render correctly without breaking plain text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
content
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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