Convert Markdown and HTML to WhatsApp-compatible formatting
Project description
WhatsApp Formatter
A Python library to convert Markdown and HTML to WhatsApp-compatible formatting.
Installation
pip install whatsapp-formatter
Usage
from whatsapp_formatter import convert_markdown_to_whatsapp, convert_html_to_whatsapp
# Convert Markdown to WhatsApp format
text = convert_markdown_to_whatsapp("**Bold** and *italic* and ~~strikethrough~~")
# Output: "*Bold* and _italic_ and ~strikethrough~"
# Convert HTML to WhatsApp format
text = convert_html_to_whatsapp("<strong>Bold</strong> <em>italic</em>")
# Output: "*Bold* _italic_"
WhatsApp Formatting Reference
| Format | WhatsApp Syntax | Markdown | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | *text* |
**text** |
<b>, <strong> |
| Italic | _text_ |
*text* |
<i>, <em> |
| Strikethrough | ~text~ |
~~text~~ |
<s>, <strike>, <del> |
| Monospace | `text` |
`text` |
<code> |
| Code block | ```text``` |
```text``` |
- |
Advanced Usage
For more control, use the converter classes directly:
from whatsapp_formatter import MarkdownToWhatsAppConverter, HTMLToWhatsAppConverter
# Custom Markdown converter
converter = MarkdownToWhatsAppConverter()
converter.add_post_processor(lambda x: x.strip())
result = converter.convert(" **Hello** ")
# HTML converter without tag stripping
converter = HTMLToWhatsAppConverter(strip_remaining_tags=False)
result = converter.convert("<b>Bold</b> <span>kept</span>")
Requirements
- Python 3.9+
- No external dependencies
License
MIT License
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