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Asked: 2026-05-24T22:37:11+00:00

Ok, so I made this application in Bottle that uses the NLTK package. It

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Ok, so I made this application in Bottle that uses the NLTK package. It works fine on my computer which has all neccesary libraries installed, however, I can’t get it to work on Google’s App Engine. It gives these errors: 

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'getuid'

I searched around and think this is a limitation of GAE, so I tried to use Alwaysdata and host my app there. However over there I have the problem that the YAML module is not installed. I tried to install it but access was denied.

creating /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml
error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml': Permission denied

So now I am stuck. This is the problem I walk into a lot. It all works fine on my computer, but then I can’t get it to work online. Is this because of GAE limitations, alwaysdata limitations? So I guess I am asking where and how could I deploy best?

Is it more easy when I rent my own server and have full access there? Does that work as if it were my own computer and I can install everything?

Let me know if I need to provide more information, I’m pretty clueless.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’ve had great success running all different types of Python frameworks on WebFaction – http://www.webfaction.com/

    Their support is awesome, instant replies to any problems I face. You get SSH access and can install your own modules, virtual-envs etc. You can run sites as a Custom Application listening on a port number, so you can basically run anything.

    Here’s a thread on how to setup a Bottle app with them: http://community.webfaction.com/questions/3998/how-to-setup-a-python-bottle-application

    All that for $8.50/month if you pay a year upfront. http://www.webfaction.com/services/hosting

    I can’t recommend them enough.

    Edit: Thought it wise to mention, I’ve written apps that use the NLTK and they’ve run on WebFaction with no troubles.

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