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element(attribute=value):

    #comment

    subelement:"text node"

    anothersub:"""

                Python-style 'here' doc.

    """

generates:

<element attribute=value>

<!--comment-->

	<subelement>

		text node

	</subelement>

	<anothersub>

		Python-style 'here' doc.

	</anothersub>

</element>

Like Markdown, you can use it as a BBEdit filter.

• Download and expand the archive file.
• Copy sliplib.py and sliptokenizer.py into /Library/Python/2.3.
• Copy slip2xml.py into ~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/Unix Support/Unix Filters.

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