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Static site generator is a software that takes some '''text + templates''' as input and produces '''html files''' on the output. A picture: Static site generator is a software that takes some '''text + [[Templating|templates]]''' as input and produces '''html files''' on the output. A picture:
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== Known static site generators in Python == == Static site generators written in Python ==

 * [[https://www.blogofile.com/|Blogofile]] - (Mako, Jinja2)-based generator with supports for (reStructuredText, Markdown, Textile), Git, Disqus, RSS feeds, plugins, and S3, very nice license with human touch.
 * [[https://lucuma.github.io/Clay/|Clay]] - Jinja2 for easy site prototyping, MIT.
 * [[https://complexity.rtfd.org/|Complexity]] - A refreshingly simple static site generator, for those who like to work in HTML.
 * [[https://github.com/piranha/cyrax|Cyrax]] - poetic Jinja2 engine, used for [[https://osgameclones.com/|osgameclones]].
 * [[https://hyde.github.com/|Hyde]] - [[Jinja2]]-based static web site generator, MIT, [[https://github.com/hyde/hyde|source]]
 * [[https://mynt.mirroredwhite.com/|Mynt]] - Static website generator based on Markdown and Jinja2. BSD-3.
 * [[https://getnikola.com|Nikola]] - Generator supporting reST, Markdown, IPyNB et al.; using Mako and Jinja2 for templates; supports multilingual sites, galleries, RSS feeds, DISQUS et al. for comments. Incremental builds. MIT license.
 * [[https://obraz.pirx.ru/|Obraz]] - Static blog-aware site generator mostly compatible with Jekyll, MIT
 * [[https://bitbucket.org/obensonne/poole|Poole]] - static website generator, Markdown. GPL.
 * [[https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/|Pelican]] - Uses Markdown or ReST for content and Jinja 2 for themes. Supports DVCS, Disqus. AGPL.
 * [[https://www.owlfish.com/software/PubTal/|PubTal]] - [[Templating#SimpleTAL]]-based static site generator, BSD-3
 * [[https://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/rest2web/|rest2web]] - Generates Websites from ReST contents, BSD
 * [[https://sphinx.pocoo.org/index.html|Sphinx]] - Python's official documentation system that turns ReST into HTML, LaTeX, man pages, plaintext, and has many features for making site trees, inter-linking, and other documentation necessities (Jinja2 as default template engine). BSD.
 * [[https://github.com/Ceasar/staticjinja|staticninja]] - MIT, Jinja2, auto-compile. That simple.
 * [[https://bitbucket.org/vladris/tinkerer/overview|Tinkerer]] - blogging engine/static website generator powered by Sphinx with polite-correct license list.
 * [[https://wok.mythmon.com/|wok]] - MIT licensed, Jinja2, Markdown, reST, etc.

From Aaron:

 * [[https://github.com/aaronsw/html2text|html2text]] - useful tool to convert HTML into Markdown.

These are outdated, but worth mentioning:

 * [[https://www.nthwave.net/elements/]] - powerful tool for experienced web developers of year 2001, requires at least Python 2.2

See also [[https://wiki.python.domainunion.de/moin/PythonBlogSoftware#Static|static blog generators]].

== Dead links for software archaeologists ==

 * [[https://www.ivy.fr/tahchee/|tahchee]] - [[Cheetah]]-based static web site generator
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** ~-ASCII [[Diagrams|diagram]] was drawn with Far manager -~
** ~-ASCII [[Diagrams|diagram]] was drawn with Far Manager -~

Static site generator is a software that takes some text + templates as input and produces html files on the output. A picture:

   ┌──────┐   ┌───────────┐   ┌─────────────┐ **
   │ text │ + │ templates │ = │ .html files │
   └──────┘   └───────────┘   └─────────────┘

Generated site can be blog, game list, interactive demo or anything else.

Static site generators written in Python

  • Blogofile - (Mako, Jinja2)-based generator with supports for (reStructuredText, Markdown, Textile), Git, Disqus, RSS feeds, plugins, and S3, very nice license with human touch.

  • Clay - Jinja2 for easy site prototyping, MIT.

  • Complexity - A refreshingly simple static site generator, for those who like to work in HTML.

  • Cyrax - poetic Jinja2 engine, used for osgameclones.

  • Hyde - Jinja2-based static web site generator, MIT, source

  • Mynt - Static website generator based on Markdown and Jinja2. BSD-3.

  • Nikola - Generator supporting reST, Markdown, IPyNB et al.; using Mako and Jinja2 for templates; supports multilingual sites, galleries, RSS feeds, DISQUS et al. for comments. Incremental builds. MIT license.

  • Obraz - Static blog-aware site generator mostly compatible with Jekyll, MIT

  • Poole - static website generator, Markdown. GPL.

  • Pelican - Uses Markdown or ReST for content and Jinja 2 for themes. Supports DVCS, Disqus. AGPL.

  • PubTal - Templating#SimpleTAL-based static site generator, BSD-3

  • rest2web - Generates Websites from ReST contents, BSD

  • Sphinx - Python's official documentation system that turns ReST into HTML, LaTeX, man pages, plaintext, and has many features for making site trees, inter-linking, and other documentation necessities (Jinja2 as default template engine). BSD.

  • staticninja - MIT, Jinja2, auto-compile. That simple.

  • Tinkerer - blogging engine/static website generator powered by Sphinx with polite-correct license list.

  • wok - MIT licensed, Jinja2, Markdown, reST, etc.

From Aaron:

  • html2text - useful tool to convert HTML into Markdown.

These are outdated, but worth mentioning:

See also static blog generators.

** ASCII diagram was drawn with Far Manager

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