I'm following this guide to set up and test Google Cloud SDK app engine: Installing App Engine with GCloud
I follow the guide until the "Your first App Engine webapp" section. At the end it says to run "dev_appserver.py ." I run this which prompts me to select a program to open the file. I pick python.exe in my python27 folder. a cmd prompt for python pops ups displays a ton of text then disappears unfortunately the box closes the instant the text appears so I cannot read it. If I go to the next step and open "http://localhost:8080/" it will not load. I assume because the python prompt is closing itself.
I am running python 2.7, I followed the instructions precisely, I tried reinstalling everything, shutting down computer, and going through it step by step again and I get the same problem.
What is causing this auto closing problem?
EDIT: It works if I run, in the GCloud SDK Shell: "python "C:\Users\ pathfile to dev_appserver.py..." instead of going directly to the directory running the .py file and choosing python. Its a way to do it, but not exactly user friendly to type out 8 folder directories.
run cmdfacility, instead open a terminal (it used to be in accessories) and type the command at the command prompt in that terminal window. - Dan Cornilescu