CCFT-PyMarkdown 2.2.0

A Python wrapper around jackdewinter's PyMarkdown linter to suppress errors, caused by custom-formatted tables in Markdown files

CCFT-PyMarkdown

A Python wrapper around jackdewinter's PyMarkdown linter to suppress errors, caused by custom-formatted tables in Markdown files

When running PyMarkdown it may incorrectly flag errors inside a table that has correct formatting. Using this wrapper, the errors will be suppressed by temporarily cleaning any custom-formatted tables.

Installation

Run as a uv tool (no installation necessary)

uvx -- ccft-pymarkdown --help

Install permenantly as a uv tool

uv tool install CCFT-PyMarkdown

Install using pip after creating a virtual environment

path/to/venv/python -m pip install CCFT-PyMarkdown

The +[git-python]+ https://packaging.python.org/specifications/dependency-specifiers#extras[Extra]

This package can also be installed with the [git-python] optional dependency. This will allow the identification of hidden/excluded files to make use of your project’s .gitignore file.

Run as a uv tool (no installation necessary)

uvx --from CCFT-PyMarkdown[git-python] -- ccft-pymarkdown --help

Install permenantly as a uv tool

uv tool install CCFT-PyMarkdown[git-python]

Install using pip after creating a virtual environment

path/to/venv/python -m pip install CCFT-PyMarkdown[git-python]

Usage

These commands will only work correctly either after installation as a permenant uv tool, or after activating a virtual environment with CCFT-PyMarkdown installed. Replace the command name ccft-pymarkdown with uvx -- ccft-pymarkdown, to run any of the following commands in an ephemeral envrionment.

💡 TIP
If you require sending additional arguments to the pymarkdown command you must manually clean any custom-formatted tables and then manually restore the MarkDown files.

Output the help message

ccft-pymarkdown --help

Run with increased verbosity

ccft-pymarkdown <command> -v

Run without any logging output (incompatible with the -v flag)

ccft-pymarkdown <command> -q

Output the current version number

ccft-pymarkdown --version

Scanning All Files After Cleaning Custom-Formatted Tables

To perform linting using PyMarkdown, after cleaning custom-formatted tables within any MarkDown files, use the scan-all action

ccft-pymarkdown scan-all

Scan files according to your .gitignore file (Only available when the [git-python] extra is installed)

ccft-pymarkdown scan-all --with-git

Scan files without ignoring any hidden/excluded files

ccft-pymarkdown scan-all --no-git

Manually Cleaning Custom-Formatted Tables

To manually clean custom-formatted-tables within any MarkDown files without running PyMarkdown, use the clean action

ccft-pymarkdown clean MyNotes.md MyReport.md

Clean a whole directory and additional files

ccft-pymarkdown clean my-notes/ MyReport.md

Clean a whole directory according to your .gitignore file (Only available when the [git-python] extra is installed)

ccft-pymarkdown clean --with-git my-notes/

Clean a whole directory without ignoring any hidden/excluded files

ccft-pymarkdown clean --no-git my-notes/

Clean files without making any changes, only report what would have been changed

ccft-pymarkdown clean --dry-run MyNotes.md MyReport.md

Manually Restoring https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown[MarkDown] Files

To manually restore any cleaned MarkDown files, use the restore action

ccft-pymarkdown restore MyNotes.md MyReport.md

Restore a whole directory and additional files

ccft-pymarkdown restore my-notes/ MyReport.md

Restore files without making any changes, only report what would have been changed

ccft-pymarkdown restore --dry-run MyNotes.md MyReport.md