Syndication Framework could implement isPermaLink": "false" to better follow the recommendations of the RSS Advisory Board

[martin <martin@…>]

​http://www.rssboard.org/rss-profile-1#element-channel-item-guid

RSS feeds should include a guid:isPermaLink": "false" element when the guid is not a permalink.

Otherwise if guid is not a link and item's link are not unique. RSS isn't valid.

Take a look here: ​http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/?ART=669

[akoha]

Here's the patch.

[Jacob]

Unfortunately, we can't know just from the guid/link whether it is in fact a valid permalink or not. So this patch won't actually work for everyone. If you want validity, use Atom.

[andreiko]

Here's another, more backward compatible solution — to let one specify "guid_is_permalink" attribute:

class Rss(Feed):
    title = "Chicagocrime.org site news"
    link = "http://chicagocrime.org/rss/"
    description = "Updates on changes and additions to chicagocrime.org."

    guid_is_permalink = False

Once it's specified, <guid> tags in the feed will have isPermalink attribute with appropriate value. If it isn't, isPermalink attribute is omitted.

[andreiko]

my version of patch

[James Bennett]

1.3 is feature-frozen now.

[Aymeric Augustin]

Since the guid is a property of each item, the fact that it's a permalink should be passed somehow in the item description (the item argument of add_item_elements) rather than in the feed's constructor.

[rtnpro]

Added support for 'isPermalink' attribute in a <guid> element for an item in an RSS feed.

​https://github.com/django/django/pull/653/.

[rtnpro]

Support 'isPermalink' attribute in <guid> element for an item in RSS feed.

[Simon Charette]

Patch at ​github includes doc and tests that passes on Python 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 with SQLite.

Marking as RFC.

[rtnpro]

ping?

[Simon Charette <charette.s@…>]

In 5449240c548bb6877923791d02e800c6b25393f5:

Fixed #9800 -- Allow "isPermaLink" attribute in <guid> element of an RSS item.

Thanks @rtnpro for the patch!