How can I disable the automatic checking for updates when Google App Engine Launcher is started?

Question

I\'ve been tinkering with the GAE and I enjoy the ease of use of the GAE Launcher that is available with the Windows SDK.

My problem is that when I start the applica

Answer 1

Google App Engine (GAE) use the python urllib2 library to check for updates. This library gets the proxy settings from *_proxy environment variables, instead of the windows registry.

By default, ProxyHandler uses the environment variables named _proxy, where is the URL scheme involved. For example, the http_proxy environment variable is read to obtain the HTTP proxy’s URL.

If you need to use a proxy and don't have this variable properly defined, your GAE Launcher will lock until a connection timeout, delaying the start of the program.

If you create a new environment variable called http_proxy with host_or_ip:port, GAE Launcher will start in a blink of an eye.

To define an environment variable, go to: Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Advanced Tab -> Environment Variables...