#! /usr/bin/env python

# Copyright 2024 Tomas Brabec
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try:
    import locale
    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
except:
    pass

import docutils.io
import docutils.core

source = '''
My title
========

1st paragraph

2nd paragraph

- a
- b
'''

# using string input and output
pub = docutils.core.Publisher(source_class=docutils.io.StringInput, destination_class=docutils.io.StringOutput)

reader_name='standalone'
parser_name='restructuredtext'
writer_name='html'

pub.set_components(reader_name, parser_name, writer_name)
settings = pub.get_settings(); # populates the publisher default settings (from individual components)
pub.set_source(source=source, source_path=''); # assign input source
output = pub.publish()

print(output)