Fix fenced code blocks not rendering inside blockquotes

dahlia · dahlia · commit a13c849fc383 · 2026-01-19T07:06:59.000+09:00
The fenced code preprocessor only runs once before block parsing,
so fenced code blocks inside blockquotes were not detected after
the blockquote processor stripped the '&gt;' prefixes.

Add a new FencedCodeBlockProcessor (BlockProcessor) that handles
fenced code blocks in nested contexts like blockquotes. Extract
common functionality into FencedCodeMixin to avoid code duplication
between the preprocessor and block processor.
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ See the [Contributing Guide](contributing.md) for details.
 * Ensure nested elements inside inline comments are properly unescaped (#1571).
 * Make the docs build successfully with mkdocstrings-python 2.0 (#1575).
 * Fix infinite loop when multiple bogus or unclosed HTML comments appear in input (#1578).
+* Fix fenced code blocks not rendering inside blockquotes (#1585).
 
 ## [3.10.0] - 2025-11-03
 
diff --git a/markdown/extensions/fenced_code.py b/markdown/extensions/fenced_code.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from textwrap import dedent
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
 from . import Extension
 from ..preprocessors import Preprocessor
+from ..blockprocessors import BlockProcessor
 from .codehilite import CodeHilite, CodeHiliteExtension, parse_hl_lines
 from .attr_list import get_attrs_and_remainder, AttrListExtension
 from ..util import parseBoolValue
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from markdown import Markdown
+    from ..blockparser import BlockParser
 
 
 class FencedCodeExtension(Extension):
@@ -44,13 +47,116 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def extendMarkdown(self, md):
-        """ Add `FencedBlockPreprocessor` to the Markdown instance. """
+        """ Add fenced code block processors to the Markdown instance. """
         md.registerExtension(self)
 
+        # Preprocessor handles top-level fenced code blocks efficiently
         md.preprocessors.register(FencedBlockPreprocessor(md, self.getConfigs()), 'fenced_code_block', 25)
 
+        # BlockProcessor handles fenced code blocks in nested contexts (e.g., blockquotes)
+        # Priority 75 places it after HashHeaderProcessor (70) and before CodeBlockProcessor (80)
+        md.parser.blockprocessors.register(
+            FencedCodeBlockProcessor(md.parser, md, self.getConfigs()),
+            'fenced_code_block',
+            75
+        )
 
-class FencedBlockPreprocessor(Preprocessor):
+
+class FencedCodeMixin:
+    """
+    Mixin class providing shared functionality for fenced code block processing.
+
+    This mixin contains common methods used by both FencedBlockPreprocessor and
+    FencedCodeBlockProcessor to avoid code duplication.
+    """
+
+    # List of options to convert to boolean values
+    BOOL_OPTIONS = [
+        'linenums',
+        'guess_lang',
+        'noclasses',
+        'use_pygments'
+    ]
+
+    def _check_for_deps(self) -> None:
+        """Check for dependent extensions (CodeHilite, AttrList)."""
+        if not self.checked_for_deps:
+            for ext in self.md.registeredExtensions:
+                if isinstance(ext, CodeHiliteExtension):
+                    self.codehilite_conf = ext.getConfigs()
+                if isinstance(ext, AttrListExtension):
+                    self.use_attr_list = True
+            self.checked_for_deps = True
+
+    def _handle_attrs(self, attrs: Iterable[tuple[str, str]]) -> tuple[str, list[str], dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Return tuple: `(id, [list, of, classes], {configs})`"""
+        id_attr = ''
+        classes = []
+        configs = {}
+        for k, v in attrs:
+            if k == 'id':
+                id_attr = v
+            elif k == '.':
+                classes.append(v)
+            elif k == 'hl_lines':
+                configs[k] = parse_hl_lines(v)
+            elif k in self.BOOL_OPTIONS:
+                configs[k] = parseBoolValue(v, fail_on_errors=False, preserve_none=True)
+            else:
+                configs[k] = v
+        return id_attr, classes, configs
+
+    def _generate_html(
+        self, code: str, lang: str | None, id_attr: str, classes: list[str], config: dict[str, Any]
+    ) -> str:
+        """Generate HTML for the fenced code block."""
+        if self.codehilite_conf and self.codehilite_conf['use_pygments'] and config.get('use_pygments', True):
+            local_config = self.codehilite_conf.copy()
+            local_config.update(config)
+            # Combine classes with `cssclass`. Ensure `cssclass` is at end
+            # as Pygments appends a suffix under certain circumstances.
+            # Ignore ID as Pygments does not offer an option to set it.
+            if classes:
+                local_config['css_class'] = '{} {}'.format(
+                    ' '.join(classes),
+                    local_config['css_class']
+                )
+            highliter = CodeHilite(
+                code,
+                lang=lang,
+                style=local_config.pop('pygments_style', 'default'),
+                **local_config
+            )
+            return highliter.hilite(shebang=False)
+        else:
+            id_str = lang_str = class_str = kv_pairs = ''
+            if lang:
+                prefix = self.config.get('lang_prefix', 'language-')
+                lang_str = f' class="{prefix}{_escape_attrib_html(lang)}"'
+            if classes:
+                class_str = f' class="{_escape_attrib_html(" ".join(classes))}"'
+            if id_attr:
+                id_str = f' id="{_escape_attrib_html(id_attr)}"'
+            if self.use_attr_list and config and not config.get('use_pygments', False):
+                # Only assign key/value pairs to code element if `attr_list` extension is enabled, key/value
+                # pairs were defined on the code block, and the `use_pygments` key was not set to `True`. The
+                # `use_pygments` key could be either set to `False` or not defined. It is omitted from output.
+                kv_pairs = ''.join(
+                    f' {k}="{_escape_attrib_html(v)}"' for k, v in config.items() if k != 'use_pygments'
+                )
+            escaped_code = self._escape(code)
+            return f'<pre{id_str}{class_str}><code{lang_str}{kv_pairs}>{escaped_code}</code></pre>'
+
+    def _escape(self, txt: str) -> str:
+        """Basic HTML escaping."""
+        txt = txt.replace('&', '&amp;')
+        txt = txt.replace('<', '&lt;')
+        txt = txt.replace('>', '&gt;')
+        txt = txt.replace('"', '&quot;')
+        return txt
+
+
+class FencedBlockPreprocessor(FencedCodeMixin, Preprocessor):
     """ Find and extract fenced code blocks. """
 
     FENCED_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(
@@ -72,39 +178,23 @@ def __init__(self, md: Markdown, config: dict[str, Any]):
         self.checked_for_deps = False
         self.codehilite_conf: dict[str, Any] = {}
         self.use_attr_list = False
-        # List of options to convert to boolean values
-        self.bool_options = [
-            'linenums',
-            'guess_lang',
-            'noclasses',
-            'use_pygments'
-        ]
 
     def run(self, lines: list[str]) -> list[str]:
         """ Match and store Fenced Code Blocks in the `HtmlStash`. """
-
-        # Check for dependent extensions
-        if not self.checked_for_deps:
-            for ext in self.md.registeredExtensions:
-                if isinstance(ext, CodeHiliteExtension):
-                    self.codehilite_conf = ext.getConfigs()
-                if isinstance(ext, AttrListExtension):
-                    self.use_attr_list = True
-
-            self.checked_for_deps = True
+        self._check_for_deps()
 
         text = "\n".join(lines)
         index = 0
         while 1:
             m = self.FENCED_BLOCK_RE.search(text, index)
             if m:
-                lang, id, classes, config = None, '', [], {}
+                lang, id_attr, classes, config = None, '', [], {}
                 if m.group('attrs'):
                     attrs, remainder = get_attrs_and_remainder(m.group('attrs'))
                     if remainder:  # Does not have correctly matching curly braces, so the syntax is invalid.
                         index = m.end('attrs')  # Explicitly skip over this, to prevent an infinite loop.
                         continue
-                    id, classes, config = self.handle_attrs(attrs)
+                    id_attr, classes, config = self._handle_attrs(attrs)
                     if len(classes):
                         lang = classes.pop(0)
                 else:
@@ -114,45 +204,7 @@ def run(self, lines: list[str]) -> list[str]:
                         # Support `hl_lines` outside of `attrs` for backward-compatibility
                         config['hl_lines'] = parse_hl_lines(m.group('hl_lines'))
 
-                # If `config` is not empty, then the `codehighlite` extension
-                # is enabled, so we call it to highlight the code
-                if self.codehilite_conf and self.codehilite_conf['use_pygments'] and config.get('use_pygments', True):
-                    local_config = self.codehilite_conf.copy()
-                    local_config.update(config)
-                    # Combine classes with `cssclass`. Ensure `cssclass` is at end
-                    # as Pygments appends a suffix under certain circumstances.
-                    # Ignore ID as Pygments does not offer an option to set it.
-                    if classes:
-                        local_config['css_class'] = '{} {}'.format(
-                            ' '.join(classes),
-                            local_config['css_class']
-                        )
-                    highliter = CodeHilite(
-                        m.group('code'),
-                        lang=lang,
-                        style=local_config.pop('pygments_style', 'default'),
-                        **local_config
-                    )
-
-                    code = highliter.hilite(shebang=False)
-                else:
-                    id_attr = lang_attr = class_attr = kv_pairs = ''
-                    if lang:
-                        prefix = self.config.get('lang_prefix', 'language-')
-                        lang_attr = f' class="{prefix}{_escape_attrib_html(lang)}"'
-                    if classes:
-                        class_attr = f' class="{_escape_attrib_html(" ".join(classes))}"'
-                    if id:
-                        id_attr = f' id="{_escape_attrib_html(id)}"'
-                    if self.use_attr_list and config and not config.get('use_pygments', False):
-                        # Only assign key/value pairs to code element if `attr_list` extension is enabled, key/value
-                        # pairs were defined on the code block, and the `use_pygments` key was not set to `True`. The
-                        # `use_pygments` key could be either set to `False` or not defined. It is omitted from output.
-                        kv_pairs = ''.join(
-                            f' {k}="{_escape_attrib_html(v)}"' for k, v in config.items() if k != 'use_pygments'
-                        )
-                    code = self._escape(m.group('code'))
-                    code = f'<pre{id_attr}{class_attr}><code{lang_attr}{kv_pairs}>{code}</code></pre>'
+                code = self._generate_html(m.group('code'), lang, id_attr, classes, config)
 
                 placeholder = self.md.htmlStash.store(code)
                 text = f'{text[:m.start()]}\n{placeholder}\n{text[m.end():]}'
@@ -162,31 +214,140 @@ def run(self, lines: list[str]) -> list[str]:
                 break
         return text.split("\n")
 
+    # Keep handle_attrs as public method for backward compatibility
     def handle_attrs(self, attrs: Iterable[tuple[str, str]]) -> tuple[str, list[str], dict[str, Any]]:
         """ Return tuple: `(id, [list, of, classes], {configs})` """
-        id = ''
-        classes = []
-        configs = {}
-        for k, v in attrs:
-            if k == 'id':
-                id = v
-            elif k == '.':
-                classes.append(v)
-            elif k == 'hl_lines':
-                configs[k] = parse_hl_lines(v)
-            elif k in self.bool_options:
-                configs[k] = parseBoolValue(v, fail_on_errors=False, preserve_none=True)
-            else:
-                configs[k] = v
-        return id, classes, configs
+        return self._handle_attrs(attrs)
 
-    def _escape(self, txt: str) -> str:
-        """ basic html escaping """
-        txt = txt.replace('&', '&amp;')
-        txt = txt.replace('<', '&lt;')
-        txt = txt.replace('>', '&gt;')
-        txt = txt.replace('"', '&quot;')
-        return txt
+
+class FencedCodeBlockProcessor(FencedCodeMixin, BlockProcessor):
+    """
+    Process fenced code blocks in nested contexts (e.g., blockquotes).
+
+    This BlockProcessor complements FencedBlockPreprocessor by handling
+    fenced code blocks that are only revealed after block-level processing
+    (such as stripping '>' from blockquotes).
+    """
+
+    # Pattern to detect start of fenced code block
+    FENCED_START_RE = re.compile(
+        r'^(?P<fence>(?:~{3,}|`{3,}))[ ]*'           # opening fence
+        r'((\{(?P<attrs>[^\n]*)\})|'                  # optional {attrs} or
+        r'(\.?(?P<lang>[\w#.+-]*)[ ]*)?'             # optional (.)lang
+        r'(hl_lines=(?P<quot>"|\')'                  # optional hl_lines
+        r'(?P<hl_lines>.*?)(?P=quot)[ ]*)?)?$'
+    )
+
+    # Pattern to detect end of fenced code block
+    FENCED_END_RE = re.compile(r'^(?P<fence>(?:~{3,}|`{3,}))[ ]*$')
+
+    def __init__(self, parser: BlockParser, md: Markdown, config: dict[str, Any]):
+        super().__init__(parser)
+        self.md = md
+        self.config = config
+        self.checked_for_deps = False
+        self.codehilite_conf: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self.use_attr_list = False
+
+    def test(self, parent: etree.Element, block: str) -> bool:
+        """Test if block starts with a fenced code opening."""
+        return self.FENCED_START_RE.match(block.split('\n', 1)[0]) is not None
+
+    def run(self, parent: etree.Element, blocks: list[str]) -> bool | None:
+        """Process the fenced code block."""
+        self._check_for_deps()
+
+        block = blocks.pop(0)
+        lines = block.split('\n')
+        first_line = lines[0]
+        m_start = self.FENCED_START_RE.match(first_line)
+
+        if not m_start:
+            # Should not happen since test() passed, but be safe
+            blocks.insert(0, block)
+            return False
+
+        opening_fence = m_start.group('fence')
+        fence_char = opening_fence[0]
+        fence_len = len(opening_fence)
+
+        # Extract language/attrs from opening fence
+        lang, id_attr, classes, config = None, '', [], {}
+        if m_start.group('attrs'):
+            attrs, remainder = get_attrs_and_remainder(m_start.group('attrs'))
+            if remainder:
+                # Invalid attrs syntax, don't process as fenced code
+                blocks.insert(0, block)
+                return False
+            id_attr, classes, config = self._handle_attrs(attrs)
+            if len(classes):
+                lang = classes.pop(0)
+        else:
+            if m_start.group('lang'):
+                lang = m_start.group('lang')
+            if m_start.group('hl_lines'):
+                config['hl_lines'] = parse_hl_lines(m_start.group('hl_lines'))
+
+        # Find the closing fence
+        code_lines: list[str] = []
+        found_end = False
+
+        # Check remaining lines in current block
+        for i, line in enumerate(lines[1:], start=1):
+            m_end = self.FENCED_END_RE.match(line)
+            if m_end:
+                end_fence = m_end.group('fence')
+                # Closing fence must use same char and be at least as long
+                if end_fence[0] == fence_char and len(end_fence) >= fence_len:
+                    found_end = True
+                    # Any content after closing fence in this block?
+                    if i + 1 < len(lines):
+                        remainder = '\n'.join(lines[i + 1:])
+                        if remainder.strip():
+                            blocks.insert(0, remainder)
+                    break
+            code_lines.append(line)
+
+        # If not found in current block, consume subsequent blocks
+        while not found_end and blocks:
+            next_block = blocks.pop(0)
+            next_lines = next_block.split('\n')
+            for i, line in enumerate(next_lines):
+                m_end = self.FENCED_END_RE.match(line)
+                if m_end:
+                    end_fence = m_end.group('fence')
+                    if end_fence[0] == fence_char and len(end_fence) >= fence_len:
+                        found_end = True
+                        # Any content after closing fence?
+                        if i + 1 < len(next_lines):
+                            remainder = '\n'.join(next_lines[i + 1:])
+                            if remainder.strip():
+                                blocks.insert(0, remainder)
+                        break
+                code_lines.append(line)
+            if not found_end:
+                # Add blank line between blocks (they were separated by \n\n)
+                code_lines.append('')
+
+        if not found_end:
+            # No closing fence found, treat as regular content
+            blocks.insert(0, block)
+            return False
+
+        # Build code content
+        code_content = '\n'.join(code_lines)
+        if code_content and not code_content.endswith('\n'):
+            code_content += '\n'
+
+        # Generate HTML and store in HtmlStash
+        html = self._generate_html(code_content, lang, id_attr, classes, config)
+        placeholder = self.md.htmlStash.store(html)
+
+        # Create placeholder element
+        p = etree.SubElement(parent, 'p')
+        p.text = placeholder
+
+        return True
 
 
 def makeExtension(**kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/tests/test_syntax/extensions/test_fenced_code.py b/tests/test_syntax/extensions/test_fenced_code.py
