python-appengine 1.9.15

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All rights reserved.

App Engine SDK - Development tools for Google App Engine

CONTENTS
========

* Installing on Mac OSX
* Installing on Windows
* Installing on Linux and other platforms
* Running the SDK
* Using the SDK
* Using the App Engine Launcher


INSTALLING ON Mac OSX
=====================
1) Download and install Python 2.7 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK installer from
https://developers.google.com/appengine/downloads
3) Install the SDK by double-clicking on the GoogleAppEngine.dmg file and
running the installer.


INSTALLING ON WINDOWS
=====================
1) Download and install Python 2.7 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK installer from
https://developers.google.com/appengine/downloads
3) Install the SDK by double-clicking on the GoogleAppEngine.msi file and
running the installer.


INSTALLING ON LINUX AND OTHER PLATFORMS
===============================
1) Download and install Python 2.7 from http://www.python.org/download/
2) Download the SDK zip file from
https://developers.google.com/appengine/downloads
3) Unpack the zip file.


RUNNING THE SDK
=========================
You can run the SDK with the following command:

dev_appserver.py [options] <application root>

Application root must be the path to the application to run in this server.
Must contain a valid app.yaml or app.yml file.

Options:
--address=ADDRESS, -a ADDRESS
Address to which this server should bind. (Default
localhost).
--clear_datastore, -c Clear the Datastore on startup. (Default false)
--debug, -d Use debug logging. (Default false)
--help, -h View this helpful message.
--port=PORT, -p PORT Port for the server to run on. (Default 8080)

--allow_skipped_files Allow access to files matched by app.yaml's
skipped_files (default False)
--auth_domain Authorization domain that this app runs in.
(Default gmail.com)
--auto_id_policy=POLICY Dictate how automatic IDs are assigned by the
datastore stub, "sequential" or "scattered".
(Default sequential)
--backends Run the dev_appserver with backends support
(multiprocess mode).
--blobstore_path=DIR Path to directory to use for storing Blobstore
file stub data.
--clear_prospective_search Clear the Prospective Search subscription index
(Default false).
--clear_search_indexes Clear the Full Text Search indexes (Default false).
--datastore_path=DS_FILE Path to file to use for storing Datastore file
stub data.
(Default /tmp/dev_appserver.datastore)
--debug_imports Enables debug logging for module imports, showing
search paths used for finding modules and any
errors encountered during the import process.
--default_partition Default partition to use in the APPLICATION_ID.
(Default dev)
--disable_static_caching Never allow the browser to cache static files.
(Default enable if expiration set in app.yaml)
--disable_task_running When supplied, tasks will not be automatically
run after submission and must be run manually
in the local admin console.
--enable_sendmail Enable sendmail when SMTP not configured.
(Default false)
--high_replication Use the high replication datastore consistency
model. (Default false).
--history_path=PATH Path to use for storing Datastore history.
(Default /tmp/dev_appserver.datastore.history)
--persist_logs Enables storage of all request and application
logs to enable later access. (Default false).
--logs_path=LOGS_FILE Path to use for storing request logs. If this is
set, logs will be persisted to the given path. If
this is not set and --persist_logs is true, logs
are stored in /tmp/dev_appserver.logs.
--multiprocess_min_port When running in multiprocess mode, specifies the
lowest port value to use when choosing ports. If
set to 0, select random ports.
(Default 9000)
--mysql_host=HOSTNAME MySQL database host that the rdbms API will use.
(Default localhost)
--mysql_port=PORT MySQL port to connect to.
(Default 3306)
--mysql_user=USER MySQL user to connect as.
(Default '')
--mysql_password=PASSWORD MySQL password to use.
(Default '')
--mysql_socket=PATH MySQL Unix socket file path.
(Default '%(mysql_socket)s')
--require_indexes Disallows queries that require composite indexes
not defined in index.yaml.
--search_indexes_path=PATH Path to file to use for storing Full Text Search
indexes (Default %(search_indexes_path)s).
--show_mail_body Log the body of emails in mail stub.
(Default false)
--skip_sdk_update_check Skip checking for SDK updates. If false, fall back
to opt_in setting specified in .appcfg_nag
(Default false)
--smtp_host=HOSTNAME SMTP host to send test mail to. Leaving this
unset will disable SMTP mail sending.
(Default '')
--smtp_port=PORT SMTP port to send test mail to.
(Default 25)
--smtp_user=USER SMTP user to connect as. Stub will only attempt
to login if this field is non-empty.
(Default '').
--smtp_password=PASSWORD Password for SMTP server.
(Default '')
--task_retry_seconds How long to wait in seconds before retrying a
task after it fails during execution.
(Default '30')
--use_sqlite Use the new, SQLite based datastore stub.
(Default false)
--port_sqlite_data Converts the data from the file based datastore
stub to the new SQLite stub, one time use only.
Requires enough RAM to hold all of the entities.
(Default false)
--[enable|disable]_console Enables/disables the interactive console.
(Default enabled if --address is unset,
disabled if --address is set)


USING THE SDK
=======================
For instructions on getting started with Google App Engine, please see the
Google App Engine Getting Started Guide

https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted


USING THE APP ENGINE LAUNCHER
=============================
The Windows and Mac OSX Python SDKs include an additional development tool
called the App Engine Launcher. This tool provides a simple graphical
interface to create projects, run them locally, and deploy them to Google's App
Engine servers. It can be used in place of the dev_appserver and appcfg
command-line tools.

The Windows SDK can optionally install a desktop short-cut during
installation. If you are missing the short-cut, you can find the launcher in
the launcher subdirectory of your App Engine installation. The default
location is
C:\Program Files\Google\google_appengine\launcher\GoogleAppEngineLauncher.exe

In Mac OSX, the Launcher is installed by dragging it out of the .dmg to a
location specified by the user. The Launcher contains the SDK inside of it.
A typical drag-install destination for the Launcher and SDK is
/Applications/GoogleAppEngineLauncher.app