Top 4 Python Social Networks and Forum Projects

Isso

18 4,962 7.8 Python

a Disqus alternative

Project mention: Isso: A commenting server similar to Disqus | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-12-26

flaskbb

6 2,540 4.2 Python

A classic Forum Software in Python using Flask.

Project mention: The Reddit blackout has left Google barren and full of holes – TechRadar | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-06-14

Take a look at FlaskBB, it's kind of like those but modern and written in Python.
Also it needs devs.
https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb

InfluxDB

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Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
Misago

5 2,470 8.7 Python

Misago is fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.

Project mention: PhpBB | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-06-16

I would like to use this opportunity to also mention about a forum software I am building, Misago: https://misago-project.org/
Around year ago I've started to aggressively pursue improvements to it's UX and featureset which to my surprise resulted in project getting new (small) wave of attention and a lot of great feedback on what else is missing and what needs changed that I am working on at.
I've grown on old school forums, phpBB2, Invision Power Board 2.3, vBulletin 3 and I am trying to hit a sweet spot between old and new, taking inspiration from both other modern solutions like Discourse or Flarum, but also from latest versions of XenForo and Invision Community.

Socialhome

3 352 8.1 Python

A federated social home

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).