How can I detect the development server?

[Mark Jones]

I need code to behave one way on my dev server and another on the real
GAE. How can I detect the dev server.

Specifically I need to NOT replace imp.find_module so that WingIDE
debugging will work, but I need it to be replaced when the code is
pushed to GAE

[Nick Johnson (Google)]

Hi Mark,

Just check if os.environ['SERVER_SOFTWARE'].contains('Development')

-Nick Johnson

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[Mark Jones]

I also discovered this today:

http://code.google.com/p/app-engine-patch/wiki/RagendjaOther

On Jul 22, 11:49 am, "Nick Johnson (Google)" <nick.john...@google.com>
wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Just check if os.environ['SERVER_SOFTWARE'].contains('Development')
>
> -Nick Johnson
>

> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Mark Jones<mark0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I need code to behave one way on mydevserverand another on the real

[Jaap Taal]

Nick,

If I'm not mistaken:
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'contains'

Should be:

os.environ['SERVER_SOFTWARE'].find('Development') >= 0

your comment was helpful, though

Jaap

[Nick Johnson (Google)]

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Jaap Taal<ja...@q42.nl> wrote:
> Nick,
> If I'm not mistaken:
> AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'contains'

You're correct. I meant to say 'startswith', not 'contains.

-Nick

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