diff --git a/html2text.py b/html2text.py
index b13615b5..589828c8 100755
--- a/html2text.py
+++ b/html2text.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def __init__(self, out=None, baseurl=''):
self.list = []
self.blockquote = 0
self.pre = 0
+ self.table = 0
self.startpre = 0
self.code = False
self.br_toggle = ''
@@ -467,7 +468,11 @@ def handle_tag(self, tag, attrs, start):
self.abbr_data = ''
if tag == "a" and not self.ignore_links:
- if start:
+ if self.table and start:
+ self.o('')
+ elif self.table:
+ self.o("")
+ elif start:
if has_key(attrs, 'href') and not (self.skip_internal_links and attrs['href'].startswith('#')):
self.astack.append(attrs)
self.maybe_automatic_link = attrs['href']
@@ -549,8 +554,21 @@ def handle_tag(self, tag, attrs, start):
self.o(str(li['num'])+". ")
self.start = 1
- if tag in ["table", "tr"] and start: self.p()
- if tag == 'td': self.pbr()
+ if tag == 'table':
+ if start:
+ self.table = 1
+ self.o("<"+tag+">")
+ else:
+ self.table = 0
+ self.o("")
+
+ if tag in ["tr", "td", "th"]:
+ if tag == 'tr':
+ self.pbr()
+ if start:
+ self.o("<"+tag+">")
+ else:
+ self.o("")
if tag == "pre":
if start:
diff --git a/test/table.html b/test/table.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c56a8a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+Here is our price list:
+
+
+| Item | Price |
|---|
+| Apple | 1 USD |
+| Orange | 1.50 USD |
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/test/table.md b/test/table.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf5b3861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/table.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Here is our price list:
+
+
+
+| Item | Price |
+
+
|---|
+
+| Apple | 1 USD |
+
+
+
+| Orange | 1.50 USD |
+
+
+