Parsing error `<string>:1: (WARNING/2) Inline strong start-string without end-string.`

[Aluriak]

setup.cfg:

[metadata]
name = pp
long_description = file: README.mkd

README.mkd:

# title
**a**bc **d**ef **h**ij.

Command: pyroma .

Output:

Checking .
Found pp
<string>:1: (WARNING/2) Inline strong start-string without end-string.
<string>:1: (WARNING/2) Inline strong start-string without end-string.
<string>:1: (WARNING/2) Inline strong start-string without end-string.
------------------------------
... (normal pyroma output)

I searched this error on the web, it appears in many projects, probably du to the **a**b scheme, that would allow to give weight to only the first letter of the word ab, but is somehow not handled by some widely-used parser.
I did not found anything about that hypothetical parser.

[regebro]

Yes, that syntax is not valid ReStructuredText, which is the format used in this case.

Try this: **a**\bc **d**\ef **h**\ij.

[Aluriak]

Good to know, thank you for answering !