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YAML to Markdown Converter

A Python utility to take a JSON / YAML file or a python dict / list and create a Markdown file.

Installation

pip install yaml-to-markdown

Usage

$ yaml-to-markdown --help
Convert JSON or YAML to Markdown.
Usage: yaml-to-markdown -o <output_file> [-y <yaml_file> | -j <json_file>]
    -o, --output-file <output_file>: Path to the output file as a string [Mandatory].
    -y, --yaml-file <yaml_file>: Path to the YAML file as a string [Optional]
    -j, --json-file <json_file>: Path to the JSON file as a string [Optional]
    -h, --help: Show this message and exit.
Note: Either yaml_file or json_file is required along with output_file.
Example: yaml-to-markdown -o output.md -y data.yaml

In Python Code example:

Convert a Pyton dictionary to Markdown:

from yaml_to_markdown.md_converter import MDConverter

data = {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "age": 30,
    "city": "Sydney",
    "hobbies": ["reading", "swimming"],
}
converter = MDConverter()
with open("output.md", "w") as f:
    converter.convert(data, f)

Content of output.md file will be:

## Name
John Doe
## Age
30
## City
Sydney
## Hobbies
* reading
* swimming

From the Command Line

You can also use the command line interface to convert a JSON or YAML file to Markdown. Here's an example:

Convert a JSON file to Markdown:

yaml-to-markdown --output-file output.md --json-file test.json

Convert a YAML file to Markdown:

yaml-to-markdown --output-file output.md --yaml-file test.yaml

Developer Guide

Please see the DEVELOPER.md file for more information on how to contribute to this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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