Popularity of blogging tools used by python programmers

[Stewart Midwinter]

I've made a comparison of the relative popularity of blogging tools
used by python programmers. I was surprised by the number of python
developers not using python for their blogs; isn't that like GM
employees driving Toyota cars?

See my post at:

http://midtoad.homelinux.org/wp/?p=117

S

[beza1e1]

I just see a database error on your blog, perhaps you should have used
Python instead of PHP? Ok, kidding ;)

Since i can't see your comparison, i have to guess. PHP wins? Would not
surprise me, because PHP+MySQL is the easiest hosting to get.
Wordpress, Textpattern, ... are also much more polished.

btw my blog runs on Python! :D
http://beza1e1.tuxen.de

[beza1e1]

Uh, no good style to comment myself, sorry. I just found why i could't
see your blog entry. Since i read your message through groups.google.de
i just clicked on the link. Your Google Highlight plugin seems to be
confused about that:

Warning: Unknown modifier '/' in
/var/www/html/wp/wp-content/plugins/google-hilite.php on line 107

Warning: Unknown modifier 'w' in
/var/www/html/wp/wp-content/plugins/google-hilite.php on line 105

Not everybody who comes from google has a search query in his referer ;)

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Stewart Midwinter a écrit :

I've made a comparison of the relative popularity of blogging tools
used by python programmers. I was surprised by the number of python
developers not using python for their blogs; isn't that like GM
employees driving Toyota cars?

See my post at:

http://midtoad.homelinux.org/wp/?p=117

Could it be say that Python programmers are wise enough to reinvent the
wheel ?-)

(just kidding...)

[SPE - Stani's Python Editor]

Well, Python, Zope & Plone hosting are quite popular. However python
based blog software isn't as sexy as let's say blogger.

For SPE I first used a combination of PyDS&pycs.net. It is free for
everyone, but unfortunately not stable enough to my standards.

Luckily I got sponsored by zettai.net, who offer me excellent Zope
hosting. There I use CoreBlog as I wanted consciously to use a python
product.

As a rule of thumb: when you are totally happy with the templates of
prepacked blogs like blogger, then stick with that. But... even though
they look slick, they all look the same. It's a bit the same problem of
flash. So if you really want to modify your blog, you better take a
product which is written in a language you understand. That's the
reason why I like to work with Zope, Plone and CoreBlog.

But I guess a python programmer using other blog systems is not as bad
as a microsoft worker googling for the newest ipod. I'm sure a lot Perl
or Ruby programmers also use mailman for their mailing lists.

Stani

http://pythonide.stani.be
http://pythonide.stani.be/blog
http://pythonide.stani.be/manual/html/manual.html

[UrsusMaximus]

You might also consider Firedrop2, (see
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/w..._15.shtml#e119
) , a client side blog creation and content management system created
by Hans Nowak and now being enhnaced and maintained by Michael Foord.
Its very pythonic and extensable.

Ron Stephens
Python411 podcast sereis
http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html