Configuring App Engine path for PyDev on Mac

Question

I\'ve just installed Eclipse and the Pydev plug-in on my Mac (OS X 10.6.6) and I\'m having trouble using the Google App Engine project \'template\'. I\'m really stuck here s

Answer 1

You need to download and run the Google App Engine SDK for Python (the AppEngine SDK for Python on Mac OS X may be found at that link), and you need to run the installer program. It will install the dev_appserver binary in /usr/local/bin/. You shouldn't try running the bundled code; one of the reasons why it is necessary to run in the installer and have it install the code in /usr/local/bin/, is that the installer will also periodically update those files which it has installed; if you run them directly from within the bundle, then you risk running out-of-date versions of those files.

Answer 2

I had the same problem and I was stuck for days. I simply searched for the dev_appserver.py file in the Finder and inserted that dir. Mine was just under the folder I initially pointed it toward on my Desktop and I was wasting time looking in the App folder. I hope that helps, even though its so simple to just search your whole dir sys for the file.

I had downloaded this AppEngine SDK for Python on Mac OS X and it seemed like it was just the SDK without the dir that we need for the lib.

Good luck,

Answer 3

Put /usr/local/google_appengine as the path to ${GOOGLE_APP_ENGINE} and Eclipse will resolve that symlink to /Applications/GoogleAppEngineLauncher.app/Contents/Resources/GoogleAppEngine-default.bundle/Contents/Resources/google_appengine.

You should be able to see the /usr folder under Eclipse, which you normally won't see under Finder.