App Engine local environment shows incorrect data

Question

Just started using Google Cloud SDK Shell after using the older, gui-based, version. I have multiple projects under development, if that matters. Here's what I do

run gcloud SDK shell (click on the icon!)
cd \myproject
dev_appserver.py app.yaml

In the browser (Chrome),

browse to http://localhost:8000/datastore

Under Datastore Viewer, I see 'tables' from a completely different project (say, myotherproject)

Under Datastore Indexes, I see 'indexes' from the correct project (myproject)

Under Task Queues, I see the correct queues listed (I have specified different queues setup for parts of myproject)

Everything works fine for myotherproject. So, is there something I am missing to get the Datastore Viewer to show the correct 'tables'?

Many thanks, David

Edit: no matter what project I run, Datastore Viewer shows the same data (from myotherproject) but Datastore Indexes show the correct indexes.

Edit: Windows 8.1, Python v2.7.13:a06454b1afa1

Edit: further questions 1) does gcloud sdk use a different datastore from the original app engine sdk? 2) if so, where is it by default or do I have to define it upfront?

I am attempting to replicate this issue but I remain unsuccessful. Can you please provide more information in regards to the version of Python that you are using? This is because Datastore interactions in Python 2 are different from Python 3. — JKleinne
The dev_appserver does not support development of Python 3 apps on Windows. — JKleinne
Can you also verify that you have cleared the local datastore as specified in this documentation? Can you try on Firefox and Internet Explorer as well as try using Chrome in an Incognito window? If at all possible, it could be a good idea to try reproducing this on another machine. This will allow us to rule out any local caching that may be present. — JKleinne
@JKleinne - which datastore should I clear? I have 20 appengine.projectname folders in local temp. In every case, Datastore Viewer shows 'tables' from project 1, while Index Viewer shows indexes from the currently running project. — David Freeman
This still sounds like a local (caching) issue. 1- Is this behaviour reproducible on ANY 2 projects that you choose among the 20 you mentioned? 2- Is it OK to assume that you are explicitly specifying the Datastore path? 3- What happens if you run “dev_appserver.py --clear_datastore=yes app.yaml” command? — JKleinne

David Freeman David Freeman · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-15T20:22:03

Thanks to everyone for their help with this. It appears GCloud uses one datastore for all projects so the --datastore_path is not really optional when you have multiple paths. However, I kept getting errors with --datastore_path so I went with the following...

dev_appserver.py --storage_path=c:\gcdata\projectname app.yaml

Yes, could have been c:\temp but this gives me separate 'databases', one for each project.

Note also that GCloud SDK does not use the same data as the original App Engine SDK grrrrrr!

App Engine local environment shows incorrect data

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