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@@ -591,3 +591,10 @@ def test_asciidoc_without_trailing_whitespace():
     result = tabulate([["longtext"]], headers=("bar",), tablefmt="asciidoc")
     expected = '[cols="<10",options="header"]\n|====\n| bar\n| longtext\n|===='
     assert_equal(expected, result)
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+
+def test_github_escape_pipe_character():
+    "Regression: github format must escape pipe character with a backslash (issue #241)"
+    result = tabulate([["foo|bar"]], headers=("spam|eggs",), tablefmt="github")
+    expected = '| spam\\|eggs   |\n|-------------|\n| foo\\|bar     |'
+    assert_equal(expected, result)