Overview

Coltrane is a Python package that allows users to render markdown files as HTML with automatic URL routing based on the filesystem. It also provides features such as using JSON files as data sources in HTML templates or markdown, automatic generation of sitemap.xml and rss.xml files, serving non-markdown files like robots.txt, and a local development server with live re-rendering of markdown and data. Coltrane follows deployment best practices with whitenoise and gunicorn already configured and can be integrated into a regular Django project as a standard third-party Django app.

Features

• Render markdown files as HTML with automatic URL routing based on the filesystem
• Use JSON files as data sources in HTML templates or markdown
• Automatic generation of sitemap.xml and rss.xml files
• Can serve non-markdown files like robots.txt
• Local development server with live re-rendering of markdown and data
• Deployment best practices with whitenoise and gunicorn already configured
• Leverage the power of built-in Django templates, template tags, and filters inside markdown files
• Any custom template tags and filters are enabled automatically for use in markdown or HTML templates
• Able to be integrated into a regular Django project as a standard third-party Django app