How to use pypi/regex module in App Engine?

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In my app engine application, I would like to use the alternate regular expression module pypi/regex instead of the default re module. First of all, is it possible? If yes, how do I do that?

I've installed the regex module in my development environment and tested. It works fine in the python shell. In order to make it part of my app engine project, I copied the following files to my project folder.

lib\
    regex.py
    _regex_core.py

However, I get the following error in my application.

No module named lib._regex

copying _regex.so is not helping either.

greg · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-12 09:26:38Z

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No, it is not possible.

See documentation:

You can add any third-party library to your application, as long as it is implemented in "pure Python" (no C extensions) and otherwise functions in the App Engine runtime environment.

answered Oct 12, 2015 at 9:26

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saturnism Over a year ago

that's true for regular app engine. but in app engine managed VM, you can install and use native libs too.

saturnism · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-12 14:50:44Z

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One way is to use AppEngine Managed VM. It allows you to customize the runtime environment by using a Dockerfile and building the Docker container.

If you are new to it, I recommend check out the quick start here: https://cloud.google.com/python/

answered Oct 12, 2015 at 14:50

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user1928896 Over a year ago

Thanks for your suggestion. I will check that out.

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