citeproc-markdown

Python markdown extension to convert a CSL data block in markdown to a styled bibliography in the HTML output. Requires a citeproc-js server in order to work.

Example

Markdown source

# The origins of the term _anthropocene_

The term _anthropocene_ has been coined by Crutzen and Stoermer in the year 2000.

```csl-yaml
- id: crutzenAnthropocene2000
  author:
    - family: Crutzen
      given: P.J.
    - family: Stoermer
      given: E.F.
  container-title: Global Change Newsletter
  issued:
    raw: "2000"
  page: 17-18
  title: The “Anthropocene”
  type: article-journal
  volume: '41'
```

We use a fenced code block to store the CSL data. The data language is defined directly after the first backticks as csl-<language>, where <language> is the language the bibliographic data is stored in. Supported values are yaml, json and json5.

Python conversion snippet

from markdown import markdown
markdown(
    content, extensions=['citeproc'],
    extension_configs={
        'citeproc': {
            'citeproc_endpoint': 'DEFINE_ENDPOINT_HERE'
        }
    }
)

Alternatively, the endpoint can also be defined through the environment variable CITEPROC_ENDPOINT, either in memory or in a .env or settings.ini file in the working directory.

HTML output

<h1>The origins of the term <em>anthropocene</em></h1>
<p>The term <em>anthropocene</em> has been coined by Crutzen and Stoermer in the year 2000.</p>
<div class="csl-bib-body">
  <div class="csl-entry">Crutzen, P.J., and E.F. Stoermer. 2000. “The ‘Anthropocene.’” <i>Global Change Newsletter</i> 41: 17–18.</div>
</div>