How can I start a list item with a code block?

Question

I'm aware that I can do this:

1. This code is python:

   print "Hello"
   print "World"
   

2. And this is javascript:

   console.log("Hello")
   console.log("World")
   

But is it possible to correctly format this?

1. print "Hello" print "World"

   That code was python

2. console.log("Hello") console.log("World")

   And that was javascript

Which I've marked up as:

1.      print "Hello"
        print "World"

    That code was python

2.      console.log("Hello")
        console.log("World")

    And that was javascript

Currently, my attempts either:

• Drop the numbering for no obvious reason
• Result in a blank line before the code block
• Work only for a single line of code using `s

Answer 1

Sure, although it's a bit messy:

1. print "Hello World"
   

   That code was python

2. console.log("Hello World")
   

   And that was javascript

Source:

1.  

        print "Hello World"

    That code was python

2. 

        console.log("Hello World")

    And that was javascript

However, be aware that WebKit based browsers won't show the list item numbers with this structure, due to a long-standing bug. The produced HTML is still as expected, though.