Markdown in Python: Fenced Code Blocks

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###Summary

An extension to Python-Markdown that adds an alternate code block syntax that address a few issues with indented code blocks.

###Get the Code

The code is currently available in the Python-Markdown Git [repository][] and may be included in a future release.

[repository]: http://gitorious.org/projects/python-markdown/repos/mainline/blobs/master/markdown_extensions/fenced_code.py

####Dependencies

* [Python 2.3+](http://python.org)
* [Markdown 1.7+](http://www.freewisdom.org/projects/python-markdown/)

###Syntax

As this is a new syntax for the markdown community at large, the exact syntax is still slightly in flux. Therefore, while the basic example below should continue to work, see the [source][repository] (with comments and doc tests) for additional specifics.

A simple example (taken from [PHP Markdown Extra][]'s docs):

[PHP Markdown Extra]: http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/#fenced-code-blocks

This is a paragraph introducing:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    a one-line code block
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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