Word counter that ignores Markdown

This article presents a Python-based word counter tool designed to count words in Markdown files while ignoring Markdown syntax. The author explains their love for regular expressions and provides a script that uses Typer for CLI and Rich for output formatting. The tool strips code blocks, inline code, links, images, headings, lists, bold/italic, strikethrough, blockquotes, tables, horizontal rules, HTML comments, and tags. It can process single files or directories, with options to keep Markdown or show verbose output. The article is a technical tutorial/guide for developers working with Markdown and Python.