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Download and install Google App Engine SDK

https://cloud.google.com/appenginedownloads?hl=es#Google_App_Engine_SDK_for_Python

$ unzip google_appengine_1.9.24.zip
$ export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/google_appengine/


Skeleton of example application

https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-try-python-flask

Create a test server in your machine:

$ dev_appserver.py appengine-try-python-flask


In your browser:
http://localhost:8080

To manage it:
http://localhost:8000


or --host option to launch server in other IP than localhost:

$ dev_appserver.py --host=0.0.0.0 appengine-try-python-flask
INFO 2016-05-01 16:14:56,073 sdk_update_checker.py:229] Checking for updates to the SDK.
INFO 2016-05-01 16:14:56,430 api_server.py:205] Starting API server at: http://localhost:41286
INFO 2016-05-01 16:14:56,453 dispatcher.py:197] Starting module "default" running at: http://0.0.0.0:8080
INFO 2016-05-01 16:14:56,454 admin_server.py:118] Starting admin server at: http://localhost:8000

Upload the example app:

appcfg.py [options] update <app-directory>|<files...>

$ appcfg.py -A vicente-hernando update appengine-try-python-flask

You can visit it with your browser:
https://vicente-hernando.appspot.com

Download source code from a running application in Google App Engine

If you have lost the source code of your application, you cand download it from Google App Engine (if you can authenticate) by using appcfg tool.

appcfg tool

appcfg.py download_app -A <app_id> -V <version> <output-dir>

Your app_id is necessary. You can found it in https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/projects

version is optional.

$ appcfg.py -A my-cdn download_app my-cdn


https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/tools/downloading-source-code