Pelican
Static site generator for Python and Markdown lovers
Pelican is an open-source static site generator written in Python that builds blogs from Markdown or reStructuredText. It supports themes, plugins, and import from other blogging platforms.
Key features
- Markdown and reStructuredText
- Theme and plugin support
- Import from WordPress and others
- Atom and RSS feeds
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Great for Python users
- Mature and stable
Trade-offs
- No admin UI
- Python environment needed
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