Can Pandas run on Google App Engine for Python?

Question

Can the pandas data analysis module run on Google App Engine?

My first inclination is no: the web page states "critical code paths compiled to C". So since this is not a purely python package, you cannot simply copy a directory or ZIP file into your app engine project.

Is it possible to "disable" the C extensions and have the module run in pure python (albeit slower)?

Answer 1

As of today, Google App Engine Python 2.7 runtime doesn't currently allow running arbitrary C extensions.

But it does allow inclusion of third party library that have been hand selected by the engineering team based on their popularity and developer demand.

You can request for a specific library to be included by filling a feature request on the public issue tracker. If it gets enough ☆☆☆ it is likely to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming release.