+
+def filter_options(readme):
+ ret = ''
+ in_options = False
+ for line in readme.split('\n'):
+ if line.startswith('# '):
+ if line[2:].startswith('OPTIONS'):
+ in_options = True
+ else:
+ in_options = False
+
+ if in_options:
+ if line.lstrip().startswith('-'):
+ option, description = re.split(r'\s{2,}', line.lstrip())
+ split_option = option.split(' ')
+
+ if not split_option[-1].startswith('-'): # metavar
+ option = ' '.join(split_option[:-1] + ['*%s*' % split_option[-1]])
+
+ # Pandoc's definition_lists. See http://pandoc.org/README.html
+ # for more information.
+ ret += '\n%s\n: %s\n' % (option, description)
+ else:
+ ret += line.lstrip() + '\n'
+ else:
+ ret += line + '\n'
+
+ return ret
+