code: def footnote(
              self,
              text):
          
  
          rand = str(randint(0, 99))
          now = datetime.now()
          now = now.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H:%M:%S-") + rand
          text = text.strip()
          regex = re.compile(r'\n(\S)')
          text = regex.sub("\n    \g<1>", text)
  
          return "[^%(now)s]\n\n[^%(now)s]: %(text)s\n\n" % locals()
docs: *convert plain-text to MMD footnote*
  
          **Key Arguments:**
              - ``text`` -- the text to convert to MMD footnote
  
          **Return:**
              - ``text`` -- the footnote text
  
          **Usage:**
  
              To convert a text block to footnote text:
  
              .. code-block:: python
  
                  text = md.footnote(" nice day!   ")
                  print text
  
                  # OUTPUT:  [^20170228T21:57:40-99]
                  #
                  # [^20170228T21:57:40-99]: nice day!