wikihelp: Avoid unnecessary empty lines (causing additional paragraphs).

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py b/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
index 74b3f31362..a2acb9424e 100755
--- a/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
+++ b/helpcontent2/to-wiki/wikiconv2.py
@@ -1048,30 +1048,31 @@ class Paragraph(ElementBase):
             else:
                 role = 'tablenextpara'
 
-        # prepend the markup according to the role
-        text = ''
-        if len(self.objects) > 0:
-            try:
-                text = text + replace_paragraph_role['start'][role]
-            except:
-                sys.stderr.write( "Unknown paragraph role start: " + role + "\n" )
-
         # the text itself
         children = ElementBase.get_all(self)
         if self.role != 'emph':
             children = children.strip()
 
+        if len(children) == 0:
+            return ''
+
+        # prepend the markup according to the role
+        text = ''
+        try:
+            text = text + replace_paragraph_role['start'][role]
+        except:
+            sys.stderr.write( "Unknown paragraph role start: " + role + "\n" )
+
         if replace_paragraph_role['templ'][role]:
             text = text + escape_equals_sign(children)
         else:
             text = text + children
 
         # append the markup according to the role
-        if len(self.objects) > 0:
-            try:
-                text = text + replace_paragraph_role['end'][role]
-            except:
-                sys.stderr.write( "Unknown paragraph role end: " + role + "\n" )
+        try:
+            text = text + replace_paragraph_role['end'][role]
+        except:
+            sys.stderr.write( "Unknown paragraph role end: " + role + "\n" )
 
         return text