gcloud FileNotFoundError lib64

Question

Why do I get the following error when trying to deploy to Google Cloud App Engine?

gcloud crashed (FileNotFoundError): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/.../.../venv/lib64'

That directory exists on my local machine but the only reference to lib64 in my code is in the .gitignore file. The Error seems to be connected to my environment, but I'm not sure how to fix this. Any ideas?

Additional Details: The error only occurs when I try to deploy the code from one specific branch. I've deployed other branches from the developer that created this problem branch and haven't had any issues.

The Codebase is Python/Django. and this particular problem branch runs great on my local machine, It only gives me trouble when I try to deploy it to my dev server on Google App Engine.

The only thing that is reproducible in this error is this particular branch. I just unsure where to start looking for WHY this is happening.

Answer 1

The error is given because your app is not able to locate the lib64 in the directory of virtual environment you set locally.

In App Engine to install the dependencies of your app, you need to to place it in a file called requirements.txt.

You can install all the dependencies your app has by going to your project directory and install them with pip command:

cd YOUR_PROJECT
pip install  -r requirements.txt

Also please have a look into the Running Django in App Engine Official Documentation .

Answer 2

The Problem: Make sure your fellow devs have their virtual environment folder listed in their .gitignore file

Clue #1: This problem was only occurring on a single branch coming from another employee/dev

Clue #2: 'venv' is not the name of my own virtual environment

As soon as clue #2 dawned on me, I went looking and saw that my developer somehow committed this branch with his own /venv/ folder. it should have been part of his .gitignore, but apparently wasn't. As soon as I deleted his erroneous '/venv/' file off of my dev server, then I was able to upload just fine.