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How to Install and Use Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi

Python-Mistune is a python3 markdown parser which provides plugins and renderers. The best thing about Python-Mistune is that it is the fastest Python markdown with amazing features such as auto-links, footnotes, and fenced code. If you are a Raspberry Pi user and want an html markdown parser, you can install Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi from this article’s guidelines.

How to Install and Use Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi

This guide consists of two parts, which include:

Installing Python-Mistune

To install Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: To install Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi, ensure Python is installed on Raspberry Pi and it can be confirmed from the following command:

python3 --version

Step 2: The other required package to run Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi is the pip package, which can be installed easily by using the below-written command if it isn’t pre-installed:

sudo apt install python3-pip

Note: If you are sure that you have pip and python3 installed in Raspberry Pi, then skip the first two steps.

Step 3: To verify the installation of pip, use the below-mentioned version command:

pip3 --version

Step 4: Then install Python-Mistune by using the below-mentioned pip3 command:

pip3 install mistune

Step 5: Verify the installation of Python-Mistune by running the below-written show command:

python3 -m pip show mistune

The output will display the details of the installed mistune package.

How to Use Python-Mistune?

After successful installation of Python-Mistune, if you now want to use it then firstly run the Python by using the below-mentioned command:

python3

Then import mistune in Python scripting by using the below-written command:

import mistune as ms

Now, finally you can start scripting in mistune:

ms.markdown('Welcome to LinuxHint!!')

In the output you can see that the command mentioned above has generated output in the html scripting using mistune.

Conclusion

This guide contains instructions on how to install and use Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi. To install Python-Mistune, ensure the installation of Python and pip first. After that by using the pip command, you can install the Python-Mistune. To use Python-Mistune on Raspberry Pi, run python3 then import mistune and start scripting using mistune commands.

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Zahra Zamir

An Electronics graduate who loves to learn and share the knowledge, my passion for my field has helped me grasp complex electronics concepts and now I am here to share them with others.