Python Insider Blog: A Fresh Start with Open Source Contributions

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Welcome to the New Python Insider Blog

The official Python blog has found a new home! After years on Blogger, the Python Insider Blog now resides at https://blog.python.org, backed by a Git repository. All 307 posts from the Blogger era have been migrated, and old URLs automatically redirect to the new ones. Your RSS reader should pick up the new feed without any action, but if something seems off, the feed URL is https://blog.python.org/rss.xml.

Why We Made the Switch

Blogger served us well for a long time, but contributing to the blog required a Google account and familiarity with Blogger's editor. That's a higher bar than it needs to be. The new setup is just Markdown files in a Git repository. If you can open a pull request, you can write a post.

Posts live in content/posts/{slug}/index.md with YAML frontmatter for title, date, authors, and tags. Images go right next to the post in the same directory. No special tooling needed beyond a text editor.

How to Contribute

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:

1. Fork https://github.com/python/python-insider-blog
2. Create a new directory under content/posts/ with your post slug
3. Add an {post_name}/index.md with your content (and optionally upload your images)
4. Open a pull request

The repository README has more detail on frontmatter fields and local development if you want to preview your post before submitting.

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.

Important Links

• New site: https://blog.python.org
• Repository: https://github.com/python/python-insider-blog
• RSS feed: https://blog.python.org/rss.xml

If you spot broken links, missing images, or formatting issues from the migration, file an issue on the repository. Pull requests are welcome too.

We're excited to open up the blog to the community in a more accessible way. Happy writing!