Google App Engine Python Hello World Example (using VS Code & gcloud CLI)

This repository contains a simple "Hello World" Flask application configured for deployment to Google App Engine (Standard Environment) using the Google Cloud CLI.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following set up:

1. Google Cloud Project: You need a Google Cloud account with an active project and billing enabled.
2. Google Cloud CLI (gcloud): Installed and initialized on your local machine. You can verify this by running gcloud info in your terminal.
3. VS Code: The integrated development environment.
4. Python Environment: Python 3.8+ and pip installed. It is strongly recommended to use a Python virtual environment.

Project Structure

The project includes the essential files for an App Engine application: