Google App Engine and Django
There is no doubt that Google App Engine is a marvellous platform. It eliminates the burden of thinking about scalability at an acceptable cost and provides interesting services like authentication using Google accounts. The downside is the coupling with Google's infrastructure, something not really appealing to a certain audience. But even so, it's still a good platform.
As you may know Google App Engine can run applications built in Python. The problem is that the API it provides uses Django 0.9.6, not the latest release, and it won't (probably) be updated soon. Due to the limitations on number of files and size using the latest Django in your App box is not a trivial matter.
Enter the world of App-engine-patch, a project built to remove the hardships of the task. As you can find in the official documentation of Google App or the Getting Started guide, building a new application with it is quite straightforward. A sample project is provided that can be used as a template for your webapp. Another benefit of this package is Ragendja, a series of snippets that show you how to code certain common tasks.
Yes, that easy. You can do the test using the sample project, deploy it and verify everything works. And then add your own code.
Enjoy!
PS: can't add an example as my Google App Engine has been disabled, no idea why. And as my mobile was already used I can't create a new account. Wonderful :)
