1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/myemph.py b/scripts/myemph.py
index 92f6202b4..0514df317 100755
--- a/scripts/myemph.py
+++ b/scripts/myemph.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from pandoc import toJSONFilter, rawInline
 
+"""Pandoc filter that causes emphasis to be rendered using
+the custom macro '\myemph{...}' rather than '\emph{...}'
+in latex.  Other output formats are unaffected.
+"""
+
 def myemph(k, v, f):
   if k == 'Emph' and f == 'latex':
-    v.insert(0, rawInline("latex", "\\myemph{"))
-    v.append(rawInline("latex", "}"))
-    return v
+    return [rawInline("latex", "\\myemph{")] + v + [rawInline("latex","}")]
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   toJSONFilter(myemph)