Fix #2685: Redirect Latest News links to blog.python.org#2933
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- Updates python.org RSS parser to rewrite pythoninsider.blogspot.com URLs over to the canonical blog.python.org host. - Adds data migration to fix existing BlogEntry links previously imported from the old blogger domain. - Covers URL domain replacement inside test_parser.py.
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Pull request overview
This PR fixes issue #2685 by rewriting legacy pythoninsider.blogspot.com URLs to the canonical blog.python.org domain. The fix ensures that "Latest News" links on the Python homepage direct users to blog.python.org instead of the outdated blogspot subdomain.
Changes:
- Added URL rewriting logic in the RSS parser to transform blogspot URLs during feed processing
- Implemented a data migration to update existing database entries with the new URLs
- Added unit test with mocked feed data to verify URL transformation behavior
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| apps/blogs/parser.py | Adds string replacement logic to rewrite pythoninsider.blogspot.com to blog.python.org during RSS feed parsing |
| apps/blogs/tests/test_parser.py | Adds new test with mocked feedparser to verify URL rewriting functionality |
| apps/blogs/migrations/0004_auto_20260222_0834.py | Data migration to update existing BlogEntry URLs in the database from blogspot to blog.python.org |
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Fixes #2685. Adds URL manipulation logic during RSS parsing to rewrite legacy pythoninsider.blogspot.com URLs up to the canonical python.org domains. Also includes a data migration to process any preexisting database entries and a new mock unit test.