[x]it! is a plain-text file format for todos and check lists. xit2md converts a checklist in [x]it! format to markdown task lists. Markdown task lists are available in many markdown dialects including GitHub Flavored Markdown.
pip install xit2md
# convert [x]it! file to markdown file
$ xit2md in.xit > out.md
# fetch [x]it! file from the web and convert to markdown
$ curl "https://myserver.com/example.xit" | xit2md>>> from xit2md import xit2md_text
>>> xit = """Named Group
... [ ] Open
... [x] Checked
... [@] Ongoing
... [~] Obsolete
... [?] In Question
... """
>>> print(xit2md_text(xit, heading_level=2))
## Named Group
- [ ] Open
- [x] Checked
- [ ] Ongoing
- [x] ~Obsolete~
- [ ] In Question