Windows Installation

This is a "complete guide on how to install the development platform of Google App Engine SDK onto a Windows XP plaftorm."

For illustration, I will use a newly installed Windows XP SP3 as illustration. The details of installation

Installation of Python 2.5.4 (which is the appropriate version for the current Google App Engine)
Installation of PIL 1.7 (which is required in current Google App Engine, version 1.3.1)
Installation of Pycrypto library 2.1 (this will be useful in some of the examples in this websites, how you may skip this if you don't need the encryption library)
Installation of Google App Engine SDK 1.3.1

In this guide, we will go through the following steps:

Step 1. Download the essential programs

Step 2. Installation of Python 2.5.4

Step 3. Installation of PIL 1.7

Step 4. Installation of Pycrypto library 2.1

Step 5. Installation of Google App Engine SDK 1.3.1

Step 6. Create a "helloworld" example

Step 7. Run the application locally.

App Engine Guide