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Choosing Java vs Python on Google App Engine

Currently Google App Engine supports both Python & Java. Java support is less mature. However, Java seems to have a longer list of libraries and especially support for Java bytecode regardless of ...
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Feedback on using Google App Engine? [closed]

Looking to do a very small, quick 'n dirty side project. I like the fact that the Google App Engine is running on Python with Django built right in - gives me an excuse to try that platform... but my ...
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What CMS runs on Google App Engine?

Is it possible to deploy any CMS (Content Management System) using Google App Engine? Wikipedia lists 4 Python CMSes and one of them is Django based. Do you know any way to make any of them to work ...
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Project structure for Google App Engine

I started an application in Google App Engine right when it came out, to play with the technology and work on a pet project that I had been thinking about for a long time but never gotten around to ...
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12answers
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JSON serialization of Google App Engine models

I've been search for quite a while with no success. My project isn't using Django, is there a simple way to serialize App Engine models (google.appengine.ext.db.Model) into JSON or do I need to write ...
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5answers
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How can I parse JSON in Google App Engine?

I'd like to parse a JSON string into an object under Google App Engine (python). What do you recommend? Something to encode/stringify would be nice too. Is what you recommend built in, or a library ...
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Flask vs webapp2 for Google App Engine

I'm starting new Google App Engine application and currently considering two frameworks: Flask and webapp2. I'm rather satisfied with built-in webapp framework that I've used for my previous App ...
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Upload files in Google App Engine

I am planning to create a web app that allows users to downgrade their visual studio project files. However, It seems Google App Engine accepts files uploading and flat file storing on the Google ...
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When does the App Engine scheduler use a new thread vs. a new instance?

If I set threadsafe: true in my app.yaml file, what are the rules that govern when a new instance will be created to serve a request, versus when a new thread will be created on an existing instance? ...
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Google AppEngine: How to fetch more than 1000?

First: I'm a beginner in python. How can I fetch more than 1000 record from data store and put all in one single list to pass to django?
37
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5answers
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How do you access an authenticated Google App Engine service from a (non-web) python client?

I have a Google App Engine app - http://mylovelyapp.appspot.com/ It has a page - mylovelypage For the moment, the page just does self.response.out.write('OK') If I run the following Python at my ...
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Why use Django on Google App Engine?

When researching Google App Engine (GAE), it's clear that using Django is wildly popular for developing in Python on GAE. I've been scouring the web to find information on the costs and benefits of ...
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How do you validate a URL with a regular expression in Python?

I'm building a Google App Engine app, and I have a class to represent an RSS Feed. I have a method called setUrl which is part of the feed class. It accepts a url as an input. I'm trying to use the ...
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Delete all data for a kind in Google App Engine

I would like to wipe out all data for a specific kind in Google App Engine. What is the best way to do this? I wrote a delete script (hack), but since there is so much data is timeout's out after a ...
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6answers
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What approach(es) have you used for lightweight Python unit-tests on App Engine?

I'm about to embark on some large Python-based App Engine projects, and I think I should check with Stack Overflow's "wisdom of crowds" before committing to a unit-testing strategy. I have an ...

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