diff -r aeaa6bf49831 -r 0b38ab887b0d src/eric7/QScintilla/MarkupProviders/MarkupBase.py --- a/src/eric7/QScintilla/MarkupProviders/MarkupBase.py Tue Nov 08 19:47:11 2022 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/QScintilla/MarkupProviders/MarkupBase.py Wed Nov 09 08:53:26 2022 +0100 @@ -249,3 +249,13 @@ @type Editor """ pass + + +def createProvider(): + """ + Function to instantiate a markup provider object. + + @return reference to the instantiated markup provider opject + @rtype MarkupBase + """ + return MarkupBase()