Overview

Latest Package
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bbcode

Source Code
https://github.com/dcwatson/bbcode

Documentation
https://dcwatson.github.io/bbcode/

Installation

The easiest way to install the bbcode module is with pip, e.g.:

pip install bbcode

Requirements

Python 3.9+

Basic Usage

# Using the default parser.
import bbcode
html = bbcode.render_html(text)
# Installing simple formatters.
parser = bbcode.Parser()
parser.add_simple_formatter('hr', '<hr />', standalone=True)
parser.add_simple_formatter('sub', '<sub>%(value)s</sub>')
parser.add_simple_formatter('sup', '<sup>%(value)s</sup>')
# A custom render function.
def render_color(tag_name, value, options, parent, context):
    return '<span style="color:%s;">%s</span>' % (tag_name, value)
# Installing advanced formatters.
for color in ('red', 'blue', 'green', 'yellow', 'black', 'white'):
    parser.add_formatter(color, render_color)
# Calling format with context.
html = parser.format(text, somevar='somevalue')