Tag Archive | "Google AppEngine"

How to Delete an Index in an AppEngine Datastore

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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If using Python, you can delete an index by first removing the entry in your index.yaml file, and then updating your site. Then you must issue this command: appcfg.py vacuum_indexes myapp/ With Django (what I am using), you use this command: manage.py vacuum_indexes What is nice about the process is that, for each index that […]

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Google AppEngine: appcfg.py update check failed

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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I started getting this error in Windows when running ‘manage runserver’ in django on Google AppEngine: appcfg.py update check failed: EOF occurred in violation of protocol This error is related to not having the SSL module for python installed. The easy fix is to install it by running “easy_install ssl” from the command prompt. However, […]

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Solving “InvalidSenderError: Unauthorized sender” in AppEngine

Monday, March 8, 2010

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You might get this message in Google AppEngine when sending an email message and specifying a custom from address. To get it to work you must add the address as a developer for your application (or use the email address you signed up with). Steps to Add a Developer Email Address: Log in to your […]

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Testing Email Locally with AppEngine Patch on Windows

Friday, March 5, 2010

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If you need to get email working on your windows dev machine for Google AppEngine, here is one method: Download Fake Sendmail for Windows. Unzip the files and copy them into a new folder. Add this new folder to your windows PATH, by right clicking on My Computer -> Properties. Click Advanced Tab -> Environmental […]

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