May 2009
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
5h 59m
English
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Appendix B. Installing and Running Google App Engine on Windows Vista
This appendix describes the installation of the Google App Engine Software Development Kit (SDK) under Windows Vista and running a simple “Hello, world” application. The App Engine SDK allows you to run Google App Engine Applications on your local computer. It simulates the runtime environment of the Google App Engine infrastructure.
Download and Install
Download the appropriate Google App Engine SDK install package from http://code.google.com/appengine/downloads.html as shown in Figure B-1.
Figure B-1. Downloading Google Application Engine
Download the Windows installer, double-click on the GoogleApplicationEngine installer, and accept any security warning dialog boxes that pop up.
Click through the installation wizard, as shown in Figure B-2, and it will install App Engine. If you do not have Python 2.5, it will install Python 2.5 as well.
Figure B-2. Installing Google Application Engine
Once the install is complete, you can discard the downloaded installer.
Making Your First Application
Now you need to create a simple application. Make a folder for your Google App Engine applications. This example installation will be put into a desktop folder called apps: C:\Users\csev\Desktop\apps. Then make a subfolder within apps called ...
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