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  1. import re
  2. text = r'''Some text *here*:
  3. * first item
  4. * second item
  5. * third item *some bold text*
  6. and the end of text.'''
  7. print(re.sub(
  8. 	r'^[^\S\n]*\* |\*([^*\r\n]*)\*',
  9. 	lambda x: f'**{x.group(1)}**' if x.group(1) else x.group(), 
  10. 	text, 
  11. 	flags=re.M)
  12. )
  13.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 9536KB
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Some text **here**:
* first item
* second item
* third item **some bold text**
and the end of text.
https://ideone.com/DV6958
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Python 3 (python  3.12)
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5 years ago
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