PyCharm 2023.3 Help

Google App Engine

PyCharm supports all major Google App Engine development practices.

Prerequisites

Prior to start working, consider the following prerequisites:

  • Google App Engine SDK is downloaded and installed on your computer.

  • Google App Engine works with Python versions 2.5 and later.

Google App Engine support in PyCharm

Google App Engine support in PyCharm includes:

Creating, deploying, and launching applications on Google App Engine

  1. In your browser, sign in to your Google account.

  2. In PyCharm, create a Google App Engine project. See Creating Google App Engine Project.

  3. Develop the desired contents.

  4. Upload your application.

  5. Visit http://<your-application-name>.appspot.com/ to view your application in action.

  6. If necessary, check the logs.

Making PyCharm recognize an existing Google App Engine project

To make PyCharm recognize an existing Google App Engine project, follow these steps:

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and then select Languages and Frameworks.

  2. Open the Google App Engine page, select the Enable Google App Engine checkbox, and specify the path to the folder where the Google App Engine SDK for Python is installed on your machine.

  3. Apply the changes and close the dialog.

Last modified: 07 March 2024