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### Download
Current version: **2.19.1**
[Changelog](docs/changelog/)
Get Pygments from the [Python Package Index](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pygments), or install it with:
pip install Pygments
### Questions? Suggestions?
Clone at [GitHub](https://github.com/pygments/pygments).
You can also open an issue at the [tracker](https://github.com/pygments/pygments/issues).
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Welcome
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This is the home of Pygments. It is a generic syntax highlighter suitable for use in code hosting, forums, wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code. Highlights are:
* a wide range of 597 languages and other text formats is supported
* special attention is paid to details that increase highlighting quality
* support for new languages and formats are added easily; most languages use a simple regex-based lexing mechanism
* a number of output formats is available, among them HTML, RTF, LaTeX and ANSI sequences
* it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
Read more in the [FAQ list](faq/) or the [documentation](docs/), or [download the latest release](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pygments).
Contribute[¶](#contribute "Link to this heading")
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Like every open-source project, we are always looking for volunteers to help us with programming. Python knowledge is required, but don’t fear: Python is a very clear and easy to learn language. Read our [contribution guidelines](docs/contributing/) for more information.
If you found a bug, just open a ticket in the GitHub tracker. Be sure to log in to be notified when the issue is fixed – development is not fast-paced as the library is quite stable. You can also send an e-mail to the developers, see below.
The authors[¶](#the-authors "Link to this heading")
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Pygments is maintained by **Georg Brandl**, e-mail address _georg__@__python.org_, **Matthäus Chajdas** and **Jean Abou-Samra**.
Many lexers and fixes have been contributed by **Armin Ronacher**, the rest of the [Pocoo](https://www.pocoo.org/) team and **Tim Hatch**.
© Copyright 2006-2025, Georg Brandl and Pygments contributors. Created using [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/) 8.1.3.
Pygments logo created by [Joel Unger](https://joelunger.com). Backgrounds from [subtlepatterns.com](https://subtlepatterns.com).