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Markdown to HTML Converter

Convert a Markdown file to a standalone HTML file with syntax highlighting.

python

import markdown, sys
from pathlib import Path

TEMPLATE = """<!DOCTYPE html>
<html><head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/11.9.0/styles/github-dark.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/11.9.0/highlight.min.js"></script>
<script>hljs.highlightAll();</script>
<style>body{{font-family:sans-serif;max-width:800px;margin:2rem auto;padding:0 1rem;}}</style>
</head><body>{body}</body></html>"""

src = Path(sys.argv[1])
html = markdown.markdown(src.read_text(), extensions=["fenced_code", "tables"])
out  = src.with_suffix(".html")
out.write_text(TEMPLATE.format(body=html))
print(f"Written: {out}")