> The app uses Python-YQL to get some info from another website. The main
> module of Python-YQL is yql which seems to also import a module called
> httplib2 and another called oauth2. I copied all three folders to my
> application folder.

> Got the app working nicely locally but the deployed version shows 500
> server error when I run it.

> I narrowed the problem down to the "import yql" line. I put a
> try/except around the import statement. Locally it succeeds. Deployed,
> the exception clause fires. I don't know how to get more detail about
> the exception other than that it fired.

> Any help would be appreciated!

> Incidentally, I'm kind of surprised that nobody in the forum is talking
> about using yql with gae.

> I assume you are using Python2.6 locally. Python-YQL requires Python
> 2.6+. The productive GAE runtime environment uses Python 2.5.

> But hacking to the rescue!

> I've put together a tiny patch for yql-0.6 and now it runs onhttp://bitweigth.appspot.com

> Here comes the patchhttp://gist.github.com/630707

> Happy coding with Google App Engine!

> - Tobias

> On Oct 17, 4:11 am, Pete <pto...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I'm working on my first gae application. I'm also new to Python.

> > The app uses Python-YQL to get some info from another website. The main
> > module of Python-YQL is yql which seems to also import a module called
> > httplib2 and another called oauth2. I copied all three folders to my
> > application folder.

> > Got the app working nicely locally but the deployed version shows 500
> > server error when I run it.

> > I narrowed the problem down to the "import yql" line. I put a
> > try/except around the import statement. Locally it succeeds. Deployed,
> > the exception clause fires. I don't know how to get more detail about
> > the exception other than that it fired.

> > Any help would be appreciated!

> > Incidentally, I'm kind of surprised that nobody in the forum is talking
> > about using yql with gae.