trentm / trentm/python-markdown2

LaTeX to MathML support

Open
#134 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
2.8k
Forks
459
Avg merge
2d 19h
Merged PRs (30d)
4

Description

It will be great to have LaTeX support with markdown2. LaTeX code that can be converted to MathML:

$$
    x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 -4ac}}{2a}
$$

Everything between $$ should be rendered as MathML code inside a math tag.

Marked app as an example.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files or tests are named, so first locate markdown2's parsing entry point and review the linked Marked example. Done means the shown $$...$$ LaTeX is converted to MathML inside a math tag, with tests covering that example.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
latex, python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.