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Italicize text containing a link

I have an RST where I want an italicized link. However, the markup

*Warning: `Watch this <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av3e>`_!*

renders in HTML as

<em>Warning: `Watch this <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av3e>`_!</em>

That is, the italics render but the link doesn't. How do I get italics around the link?

Solution

  • The problem is that reST markup cannot be nested.

    I managed to get it work with this:

    Warning: |text|_

.. _text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av3e

.. |text| replace:: *Watch this*