python-markdown-math
Math extension for Python-Markdown
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Yes. The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, requires only one common dependency, and solves a specific problem cleanly. Install it if you need to render math formulas in Markdown and are willing to load MathJax or KaTeX separately in your HTML output. The aging maintenance status is not a concern for a mature, focused extension with no active bugs.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- MathJax or KaTeX must be loaded separately in the HTML output for formulas to render in a browser.
- Low install friction with a single pure-Python dependency.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2025-04-10 (491 days) · last repo commit 2025-04-10 · 127 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 411,258 downloads/mo, #6,858 on PyPI
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pip install python-markdown-math
import markdown
md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=['mdx_math'])
result = md.convert('$$e^x$$')- Whether the package works correctly with both MathJax 2.x and 3.x configurations in production environments.
- Performance characteristics when processing documents with many math formulas.
What it is and what it does
This package extends Python-Markdown with a math extension that recognizes mathematical formula delimiters in Markdown source and wraps them for rendering by client-side JavaScript libraries like MathJax or KaTeX. It supports inline math using `\(...\)`, display math using `$$...$$`, `\[...\]`, or LaTeX `\begin...\end` blocks, with optional support for single-dollar delimiters and GitLab-style syntax.
The extension is a lightweight wrapper that does not perform the actual math rendering—that responsibility falls to MathJax or KaTeX loaded in the HTML page. It integrates cleanly into Python-Markdown's extension system and can be used programmatically or from the command line. The package is stable and has been maintained since 2015, with support for current Python versions.
Use it for
- Generate HTML from Markdown documents containing scientific or mathematical notation for web display.
- Build static site generators or documentation tools that need to render equations alongside prose.
- Convert Markdown with formulas to HTML for use in Jupyter notebooks or educational platforms.
- Command-line processing of Markdown files with math content using Python-Markdown's CLI.
- Integrate math rendering into ReText or other Markdown editors that don't include this extension by default.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, requires only one common dependency, and solves a specific problem cleanly. Install it if you need to render math formulas in Markdown and are willing to load MathJax or KaTeX separately in your HTML output. The aging maintenance status is not a concern for a mature, focused extension with no active bugs.
Install
python-markdown-math on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single pure-Python dependency. Last release was 491 days ago; the repository is active but the package is aging. Suitable for stable use in existing projects.
Requires Python 3.9 or later. MathJax or KaTeX must be loaded separately in the HTML output for formulas to render in a browser.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install python-markdown-math
import markdown
md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=['mdx_math'])
result = md.convert('$$e^x$$')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works correctly with both MathJax 2.x and 3.x configurations in production environments.
- Performance characteristics when processing documents with many math formulas.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageMarkdown |
| Maintenance | Aging 491 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 411,258 / month, #6,858 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: MathematicsTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: Markdown |
Evidence: python_markdown_math-0.9-py3-none-any.whl
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