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fix: Text starting with ** (bold) breaks new_list method #117

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion mdutils/tools/MDList.py
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _add_new_item(self, item: str, marker: str):
def _is_there_marker_in_item(cls, item: str) -> bool:
if (
item.startswith("-")
or item.startswith("*")
or item.startswith("*") and not item.startswith("**")
or item.startswith("+")
or re.search(r"^(\d\.)", item)
):
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35 changes: 35 additions & 0 deletions tests/test_mdutils.py
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Expand Up @@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ def setUp(self) -> None:
],
"Item 5",
]
self.expected_bold_list = (
"\n\n\n"
"\n- **Item 1**\n"
"- **Item 2**\n"
"- **Item 3**\n"
"- **Item 4**\n"
" - **Item 4.1**\n"
" - **Item 4.2**\n"
" - **Item 4.2.1**\n"
" - **Item 4.2.2**\n"
" - **Item 4.3**\n"
" - **Item 4.3.1**\n"
"- **Item 5**\n"
)
self.complex_bold_items = [
"**Item 1**",
"**Item 2**",
"**Item 3**",
"**Item 4**",
[
"**Item 4.1**",
"**Item 4.2**",
["**Item 4.2.1**", "**Item 4.2.2**"],
"**Item 4.3**",
["**Item 4.3.1**"],
],
"**Item 5**",
]

def tearDown(self):
md_file = Path("Test_file.md")
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md_file.create_md_file()

self.assertEqual(self.expected_list, MarkDownFile.read_file("Test_file.md"))

def test_new_list_bold_items(self):
md_file = MdUtils(file_name="Test_file", title="")
md_file.new_list(self.complex_bold_items)
md_file.create_md_file()

self.assertEqual(self.expected_bold_list, MarkDownFile.read_file("Test_file.md"))

def test_new_checkbox_list(self):
md_file = MdUtils(file_name="Test_file", title="")
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