Summary
The Simple Tables extension adds a table syntax to Python-Markdown. This extension was originally written by Andrej Primc and is no longer available from it's original location. Fortunately, a copy has been archived by the Way Back Machine. With Andrej's permission, the source is now being maintained in the Python-Markdown git repository.
Syntax
Example:
| a |* b *|
| [c](#) | *d* |
becomes
<table><tr>
<td> a </td>
<th> b </th>
</tr><tr>
<td> <a href="#">c</a> </td>
<td> <em>d</em> </td>
</tr></table>