📅 2024-03-18 — Session: Troubleshooting Deployment and Authentication Issues
🕒 04:20–05:10
🏷️ Labels: Google App Engine, Flask, Oauth 2.0, Deployment, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to address and resolve various deployment and authentication issues encountered during the development of applications using Google App Engine and Flask.
Key Activities
- Average Teacher Load Calculation: Discussed and clarified the correct method for calculating average teacher load in the
get_teacher_loads()function, ensuring accurate results even when no tickets are assigned. - Google App Engine Deployment Error: Provided a comprehensive guide to troubleshoot the ‘Too Many Files’ error during deployment, including managing
.gcloudignoreand.gitignorefiles, and cleaning up unnecessary project files. - File Count Reduction Strategies: Outlined strategies to minimize file count for Google App Engine deployments, involving identifying large files and updating ignore files.
- Virtual Environment Cleanup: Detailed steps to remove virtual environments from projects to prevent their deployment to Google App Engine.
- Gunicorn Error Resolution: Offered solutions for the ‘Failed to find application object’ error in Flask applications using Gunicorn, focusing on project structure and command verification.
- OAuth 2.0 Authentication Errors: Addressed errors related to OAuth 2.0 authentication in local development, emphasizing correct URI configurations in Google Cloud Platform.
Achievements
- Resolved deployment issues related to file management in Google App Engine.
- Clarified the correct setup for OAuth 2.0 authentication, including URI configurations.
- Provided solutions for common errors in Flask applications using Gunicorn.
Pending Tasks
- Further testing of deployment configurations and authentication setups to ensure robustness in production environments.