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:
c = comments
h = caching
k = pingback / traceback
m = markup support
n = notifications
p = plugin architecture
r = RSS feed
t = topics / categories
Tools
wxPython LiveJournal client
- wrapper for the Blogger API
- a RSS/Atom aggregator for (Py)Blosxom
web.py Based
Zope Based
- Zope/plone
- Zope/plone
Django Based
TurboGears Based
Pocoo Libs Based
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.
See wiki for plugins
Snakelets Based
- {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
- uses file-system or Subversion repository for data
- generates static HTML, RSS and Atom files
- {chkmnpt}
- support for formatted Python code in posts
- {ckmprt}
- really simple cgi blog with flat file blog posts.
- lots of plugins.
uses Quixote
- provides a "personal" wiki and weblog (including Atom feed)
uses webware as an XML fragment management system
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