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feedgenerator

library2.2.1pypypi✓ verified 88d ago

Standalone version of django.utils.feedgenerator for generating RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds. Current version 2.2.1, supports Python >=3.9, released under BSD license.

serialization communication

pip install feedgenerator

github ↗package ↗changelog ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · FEEDGENERATOR

feedgenerator

serializationpythonv2.2.1

Install

1.5s avg

Import

122ms

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v2.2.1 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.126s · 17.9MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.5s · import 0.118s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

SyndicationFeed

✓ from feedgenerator import SyndicationFeed

Main class for both RSS and Atom

Rss201rev2Feed

✓ from feedgenerator import Rss201rev2Feed

✗ from feedgenerator import RSSFeed

Use Rss201rev2Feed, not non-existent RSSFeed

Atom1Feed

✓ from feedgenerator import Atom1Feed

Atom 1.0 feed class

Create RSS and Atom feeds with optional link to feed URL.

from feedgenerator import SyndicationFeed feed = SyndicationFeed( title='My Blog', link='https://example.com/', description='A blog about stuff', feed_url='https://example.com/feed.xml', author_name='Author', language='en' ) feed.add_item( title='First Post', link='https://example.com/first-post', pubdate=datetime(2026, 5, 1), description='This is my first post.' ) rss = feed.writeString('rss') atom = feed.writeString('atom') print(rss) print(atom)

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe default writeString method may not include all items if not all feed attributes are set. Ensure feed_url is set for Atom feeds.

fix

Always set feed_url when creating an Atom feed.

affects: all

deprecatedIn older versions (<2.0), subtitles and descriptions were handled differently; since 2.0, double subtitles are fixed but description may be used as subtitle in Atom if subtitle not provided.

fix

Provide both description and subtitle explicitly to avoid confusion.

affects: >=2.0, <2.1

breakingPython 3.7 and 3.8 support dropped in version 2.2.0. Users on those Python versions must pin to feedgenerator<2.2.0.

fix

Upgrade to Python >=3.9, or pin feedgenerator to 2.1.0.

affects: >=2.2.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ImportError: cannot import name 'SyndicationFeed' from 'feedgenerator'

Misspelled or wrong package name; some users confuse with 'feedgen' or 'feedparser'.

fix

Use 'from feedgenerator import SyndicationFeed' after installing feedgenerator.

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strftime'

pubdate or updateddate not set or set to None when item is added.

fix

Provide a valid datetime object to pubdate parameter.

TypeError: writeString() missing 1 required positional argument: 'feedtype'

writeString expects 'rss' or 'atom' argument.

fix

Call feed.writeString('rss') or feed.writeString('atom').

Upgrade

Version history

2.2.1latest on PyPI · released Aug 17, 2025

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Dependencies

pytzoptionalRequired on Windows for timezone support

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/getpelican/feedgenerator ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/feedgenerator/ ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/getpelican/feedgenerator/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md ↗