r - Syntax highlighting for Python chunks does not work

Question

I'm trying to create notebooks in which I present the same algorithm written in R and Python. I can easily integrate the R and Python code in a Rmd file and then create a HTML output using the 'Knit HTML' button in RStudio. However the Python code is always displayed without syntax highlighting (not like in the example at https://github.com/yihui/knitr-examples/blob/master/023-engine-python.md). I have Andre Simon's highlight software installed and functioning on my computer (MacBook Pro Retina, MacOS X 10.9).

Currently, I have the following libraries installed in R: markdown 0.6.4, knitr 1.5.15, highr 0.3.1.

Any idea what could be the problem? Thanks for your help!.

Answer 1

That is specific to the RStudio Markdown render, which did not enable syntax highlighting for code blocks that are not R or C++. RStudio uses highlight.js, and you can use your own version of highlight.js to highlight Python code. Or use other Markdown converters such as Pandoc.