gcloud utility on custom Python Flexible VM

[Jonh Kelvin]

I'm trying to use gcloud utility within custom Python Flexible VM.

Base image: gcr.io/google_appengine/python

Cloud SDK: https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-120.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Unfortunately, valuable gcloud commands fail. It seems like some requests get no response.

For instance,

gcloud app versions list --log-http --verbosity debug

 freezes/fails on services API:

--request-start--

uri: https://appengine.googleapis.com/v1beta5/apps/<project_id>/services?alt=json

method: GET

-headers-start-

Authorization: Bearer <token>

accept: application/json

accept-encoding: gzip, deflate

content-length: 0

user-agent: blablabla gcloud/120.0.0 command/gcloud.app.versions.list invocation-id/blablabla environment/GCE environment-version/None interactive/True python/2.7.9 (Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64)

-headers-end-

-body-start-

-body-end-

--request-end--

DEBUG: Caught HTTP error ResponseNotReady, retrying: 

DEBUG: Retrying request to url https://appengine.googleapis.com/v1beta5/apps/<project_id>/services?alt=json

 after exception 

--request-start--

The following command fails with similar symptoms

gcloud app services list

Any idea how to fix it?

[Nick (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hey John,

Thanks for reporting your issue. Normally an issue like this would be posted to the Public Issue Tracker, but we can handle it here and create a Public Issue Tracker thread when appropriate. For now, I'm unsure and would like to ask for clarification: are you running these commands from inside of a Flexible Environment app VM?

Cheers,

Nick
Cloud Platform Community Support

[Jonh Kelvin]

Hi Nick,
Thank you for your assistance.
Yep, it's Flexible Environment.

PS. Please let me know Public Issue Tracker URL.

[Nick (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hey John,

Ah, here are two: App Engine, Cloud Platform, sorry to have left it out!

Does this issue occur every time the command is run, or only occasionally?

Cheers,

Nick
Cloud Platform Community Support

[Jonh Kelvin]

Thanks.

Yup, it happens 100%.
I haven't managed to get versions/services/instances list at all.

[Nick (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hey John,

I'll be attempting to replicate this now, and I'll report back very shortly with my findings and next steps.

Cheers,

Nick
Cloud Platform Community Support

[Nick (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hey John,

I've replicated your observations and I've made a Public Issue Tracker thread to allow you to follow the progress of the issue. Feel free to star that thread to receive updates.

Regards,

Nick
Cloud Platform Community Support

[Jonh Kelvin]

Thanks, Nick. Can't wait to see the fix or workaround there :)