• PythonBlogSoftware

This is a list of web log ("blog") software written in Python, organised by category. Please feel free to add to the list or add details.

To start a feature comparison, use the following keys within braces:

a = authentication / authorization b = integrated admin backend for editors (CMS) c = comments h = caching k = pingback / traceback m = markup support n = notifications p = plugin architecture u = multi-user blog system (Twitter-like) r = RSS feed s = data export / import (schema migration) t = topics / categories

Tools

• pyLJclient

  • wxPython LiveJournal client

• pyblogger

  • wrapper for the Blogger API

• plagg

  • a RSS/Atom aggregator for (Py)Blosxom

web2py Based

• Instant Press

  • Instant Press is an open source CMS developed in the web2py framework. Instant Press is simple, easy to use and attractive.
    • Last Updated Dec 2010

• Blogitizor

  • A blog system developed with web2py. Offers posts, pages,caching, comments, file uploads, import your wordpress data.
    • Last Updated May 2010

• PyPress

  • Wordpress Clone made with web2py framework (can run on Google App Engine)

• TechFuel blog

web.py Based

• blog_my

Zope Based

• COREBlog // COREBlog was Zope based, COREBlog2 was Plone based, coreblog3 is currently developed and it's Google App Engine based.

• Bitakora

• Python Desktop Server // This is a bad link

• Squishdot

• simpleblog PyPI

  • Zope/plone

• quills PyPI

  • Zope/plone

Django Based

• Mumblr - utilises MongoDB for storage

  • last updated 2010-09-13

• Zangetsu

  • last updated 2009 (?)

• Demo

  • "Gone with the wind..." - dead link.

• Byteflow - {ckmrt}

  • last updated 2011-03-10 (active)

• Blogmaker PyPI

  • last updated 2009-12-09

• App Engine Blog

  • last updated 2010-04-28

• PyLucid CMS has a built in blog plugin PyPI - {chmr}

  • last updated 2011-01-25 (active)

• Hoydaa Blog - An extensible Django based blogging software running on Google App Engine.

• BlogEngine - Versatile blogging framework based on Django and notmm - {achmnpst}

  • last updated 2012-11-29 (in active development)

• collective - Blog engine with minimal core feature set.

  • last updated 2011-01-08

• Mezzanine - CMS with integrated Blog engine.

TurboGears Based

• TurboBlog PyPI

• Quoins - A TurboGears Blogging System

Pocoo Libs Based

• Zine (formerly Textpress)

  • An open source personal publishing platform that inherits many ideas of WordPress

  • Written in Python and developed with a focus on security and usability

  • Built on top of Werkzeug, Jinja2 and SQLAlchemy, with plugins

  • last released 2009-01-11

• HgBlog PyPI

  • is a "set of modifications to the Sphinx project to make it slightly more suitable as a blogging engine". See also its page on PyPI.

• Blohg PyPI

• Simblin

• micro-blog

Snakelets Based

• Frog running on Snakelets,

  • As of 20100607, there is only a Wikipage discussing a Frog reimplementation. Frog and Snakelets are no longer publicly available.

  • calendar
  • image embedding or linking
  • multi-user
  • active article overview
  • permalinks
  • Unicode compatible
  • data as XML files on filesystem
  • CSS-based valid layout

Static

• Hyde

  • Generate static HTML using jinja2 template, markdown syntax,...
  • Based on Python and Django, heavily inspired by Jekyll

• Blug

  • Static site generator for Markdown based posts, including RSS feed and sitemap generation
  • Deep microdata integration - automatic Google Author information support

  • Third party support: Disqus, Google Analytics, Clicky, GitHub, Twitter, Facebook, Google+

  • Includes built-in pure Python web server optimized for static sites

• Blaag

  • Minimalistic blogging software that generates static HTML from RST source
  • Uses Mercurial for version control
  • Disqus and Google Analytics integration

• Tinkerer

  • Based on Sphinx
  • Disqus comments, Google Analytics, RSS feed, search function, sidebar widgets

• Acrylamid

  • yet another static blog compiler with fast incremental builds
  • flexible, view-controller inspired configuration
  • Disqus comments, RSS/Atom Feeds, tags, pages, static content, various markup extensions

• Thot

  • Supports YAML; Mako and Jinja2 for templating…
  • … and several markup formats for input: Markdown, RST, Creole, Trac, plaintext, HTML
  • Can be used with Github for storing articles.
  • RSS/ATOM feed, sitemap.xml, tags and categories, scheduled publication, server-side hyphenation, LaTeX formulas

• Nikola

  • Creates static files with markdown / reStructuredTest as input

  • Themeable with Mako or Jinja2

  • Supports multi-language sites, image galleries, the creation of RSS feeds, syntax highlighting and Disqus for comments

Uncategorized

• Bloog

  • Runs on Google App Engine
  • Exposes a REST API

• Bloggart

  • Runs on Google App Engine

• Snurf // Homepage is down or has been moved

  • uses file-system or Subversion repository for data
  • generates static HTML, RSS and Atom files

• Firedrop

  • last updated 2004-02-14

• Kaa PyPI

  • last updated 2004-04-23

• Vellum

  • {chkmnpt}
  • support for formatted Python code in posts

• PyBlosxom PyPI

  • {ckmprt}
  • really simple cgi blog with flat file blog posts.
  • lots of plugins.
  • pages load cross-site requests from pyblosxom.bluesock.org

• NewsBruiser

  • last updated 2008-04-27

• Aether

• Pixie

  • uses Quixote

• bzero PyPI

• Pylogger

  • Dead link.

• Byline Server

• Leonardo

  • provides a "personal" wiki and weblog (including Atom feed)
  • last updated 2009-11-15

• Syncato

  • uses webware as an XML fragment management system

• PubTal

• Kukkaisvoima Simple one cgi file approach.

  • Multiple categories for one entry
  • No external dependencies outside Pythons standard library (no need for database engine etc.)
  • Comments
  • Nice archive pages for old entries
  • Search
  • RSS feed for all entries and for every category

• Blogthon