The Python Insider Blog Has Moved!
Python Insider now lives at blog.python.org, backed by a Git repository. All 307 posts from the Blogger era have been migrated over, and old URLs redirect to the new ones automatically. Your RSS readers should pick up the new feed without any action on your part, but if something looks off, the new feed URL is blog.python.org/rss.xml.
Why we moved
Blogger worked fine for a long time, but contributing to the blog meant having a Google account and using Blogger’s editor. That’s a higher bar than it needs to be. The new setup is just Markdown files in a Git repo. If you can open a pull request, you can write a post.
Posts live in content/posts/{slug}/index.md with YAML frontmatter for the title, date, authors, and tags. Images go right next to the post in the same directory. No special tooling required beyond a text editor.
Contributing
Want to write about a Python release, core sprint, governance update, or anything else that belongs on the official Python blog? Here’s the short version:
- Fork python/python-insider-blog
- Create a new directory under
content/posts/with your post slug - Add an
index.mdwith your content (and optionally upload your images) - Open a PR
The repo README has more detail on frontmatter fields and local development if you want to preview your post before submitting.
What’s new on the site
Beyond the content itself, the new site has a few features the old Blogger setup never had. Here’s a live look:
Browse & filter posts
All posts are browsable with pagination, a year filter, and a tag sidebar. Click any tag or year to narrow things down.
Every author has a page
See who’s been writing, how much they’ve contributed, and browse their posts individually.
Tags at a glance
Every tag across the archive, ranked by how often it appears. Great for finding all the release announcements or security updates in one place.
Search everything
Hit Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on Mac) from any page to open the command palette. It searches across all 307+ posts by title, author, tags, and description. There are also keyboard chord shortcuts for quick navigation.
And more
- RSS feed at blog.python.org/rss.xml, compatible with the old Blogger feed URL so existing subscribers don’t need to change anything.
- Dark mode that follows your system preference (try the toggle in the header).
- Open Graph images generated automatically for every post, so links shared on social media get proper preview cards.
What’s under the hood
The site is built with Astro and deployed as fully static HTML. There’s a Keystatic CMS available in dev mode if you prefer a visual editor over raw Markdown, but it’s entirely optional. Tailwind handles the styling. The whole thing builds and deploys through GitHub Actions.
Links
- New site: blog.python.org
- Repository: github.com/python/python-insider-blog
- RSS feed: blog.python.org/rss.xml
If you spot broken links, missing images, or formatting issues from the migration, file an issue on the repo. PRs are welcome too.