feedfinder2
Find the feed URLs for a website.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release 2016-01-25) and its Python version compatibility is unspecified. While MIT-licensed and dependency-free, the lack of maintenance means it will likely fail on modern Python versions and may not handle contemporary website structures. For active feed discovery, use a maintained alternative or implement feed detection directly with current libraries.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Python version compatibility is unspecified; the package may not work on modern Python versions without fixes, given its last release in 2016-01-25.
- High install friction: the package has been abandoned since 2016 with no updates for many years.
- The latest release is from 2016-01-25, and the repository shows minimal recent activity.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2016-01-25 (3854 days) · last repo commit 2022-06-22 · 53 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 462,534 downloads/mo, #6,526 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from feedfinder2 import find_feeds
feeds = find_feeds("xkcd.com")
print(feeds)- Whether the package works on current Python versions without modification.
- Whether external HTTP fetching or parsing libraries are actually required at runtime despite being unlisted.
- Whether feed detection accuracy remains acceptable for contemporary website structures.
What it is and what it does
Feedfinder2 is a Python library that searches a website for feed URLs—RSS, Atom, or other syndication formats—and returns them as a list. It wraps the original feedfinder logic created by Mark Pilgrim and maintained by Aaron Swartz, adapting it for modern use. The library exposes a single public function, `find_feeds`, which takes a domain or URL and returns a ranked list of feed URLs it discovers by parsing the site's HTML.
The package has no runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward, but it has not been actively maintained since its 2016-01-25 release. The repository shows minimal recent activity. This age raises concerns about compatibility with current Python versions and whether its feed-detection heuristics remain effective on modern websites.
Use it for
- Automatically discover RSS or Atom feeds on a website when building a feed aggregator or reader.
- Bulk-index feed URLs from a list of websites for archival or monitoring purposes.
- Detect available syndication formats on a domain as part of a web scraping or content-discovery pipeline.
- Migrate or consolidate feeds from multiple sites without manually hunting for feed URLs.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release 2016-01-25) and its Python version compatibility is unspecified. While MIT-licensed and dependency-free, the lack of maintenance means it will likely fail on modern Python versions and may not handle contemporary website structures. For active feed discovery, use a maintained alternative or implement feed detection directly with current libraries.
Install
feedfinder2 on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction: the package has been abandoned since 2016 with no updates for many years. The latest release is from 2016-01-25, and the repository shows minimal recent activity. No runtime dependencies, but the age and lack of active development signal potential compatibility issues with modern Python versions.
Python version compatibility is unspecified; the package may not work on modern Python versions without fixes, given its last release in 2016-01-25.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
from feedfinder2 import find_feeds
feeds = find_feeds("xkcd.com")
print(feeds)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works on current Python versions without modification.
- Whether external HTTP fetching or parsing libraries are actually required at runtime despite being unlisted.
- Whether feed detection accuracy remains acceptable for contemporary website structures.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,854 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 462,534 / month, #6,526 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python |
Evidence: feedfinder2-0.0.4.tar.gz
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