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.

• Blogitizor

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

• PyPress

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

• TechFuel blog

web.py Based

• blog_my

Zope Based

• COREBlog

• Bitakora

• Python Desktop Server

• Squishdot

• simpleblog

  • Zope/plone

• quills

  • Zope/plone

Django Based

• Mumblr - utilises MongoDB for storage

• Zangetsu

• Demo

• Byteflow - {ckmrt}

• Blogmaker

• App Engine Blog

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

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

• BlogEngine - Lightweight Blogging api based on Django and WSGI. Made with 100% free and and reusable components (BSD licensed, no developers contract/license) - {achmnpst}

TurboGears Based

• TurboBlog

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

• HgBlog

  • 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.

Snakelets Based

• Frog running on Snakelets,

  • As of 20100607, there is only a Wikipage discussing a Frog reimplementation

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

Uncategorised

• 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

• Kaa

• Vellum

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

• PyBlosxom

  • {ckmprt}
  • really simple cgi blog with flat file blog posts.
  • lots of plugins.

• NewsBruiser

• Aether

• Pixie

  • uses Quixote

• bzero

• Pylogger

• Byline Server

• Leonardo

  • provides a "personal" wiki and weblog (including Atom feed)

• 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