Python documentation

Python documentation

Overview

Training and tutorials

Use cases

Code samples

Videos

Learn how to use Google Cloud product libraries and frameworks to build and iterate Python apps on Google Cloud.

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Guides

• Tutorial

  Setting up a Python development environment

  Shows how to prepare your local machine for Python development, including developing Python apps that run on Google Cloud.

• Tutorial

  Getting started

  Build your first app on Google Cloud.

Reference

• Technical

  Python Google Cloud Client Libraries

  Access Google Cloud APIs using Google Cloud Client Libraries to reduce boilerplate code and improve integration with your codebase.

Training and tutorials

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Training

App Dev: Developing a backend service

This lab concentrates on the backend service, putting together Pub/Sub, Natural Language, and Spanner services and APIs to collect and analyze feedback and scores from an online Quiz application.

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Training

Application development

In this advanced-level quest, you will learn the ins and outs of developing Google Cloud applications in Python.

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Use cases

Explore use cases, reference architectures, whitepapers, best practices, and industry solutions.

Use case

Authenticating users

Apps running on Google Cloud managed platforms such as App Engine can avoid managing user authentication and session management by using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) to control access to them.

IAP App Engine

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Use case

Handling sessions

Many apps need session handling for authentication and user preferences. This tutorial shows how to handle sessions on App Engine.

App Engine Firestore

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Use case

Background processing

Many apps need to do background processing outside of the context of a web request. This tutorial creates a web app that lets users input text to translate, and then displays a list of previous translations.

App Engine Pub/Sub Firestore

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Code samples

Dive into coding with examples that demonstrate how to use and connect Google Cloud services.

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Getting started with Python samples

A set of simple Python samples to help you get started.

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Google Cloud Python samples

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Videos

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