gistfile1.py

import dev_appserver
dev_appserver.fix_sys_path()

def get_auth():
    import getpass
    return raw_input('Username:'), getpass.getpass('Password:')

def connect(app_id):
    from google.appengine.ext.remote_api import remote_api_stub
    from google.appengine.tools import appengine_rpc

    host = "%s.appspot.com"%app_id

    # https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/google-appengine-python/LtAxeEjtlpk
    # 'all HR apps have s~' in front of it

    if app_id not in ('tagtoo2', 'tagtooads', 'tagtool', 'tagtootest', 'tagtoov1', 'tagtoozouber'):
        app_id = "s~" + app_id

    print app_id
    # import pdb;pdb.set_trace()
    remote_api_stub.ConfigureRemoteDatastore(app_id, '/_ah/remote_api', get_auth,
                                             servername=host,
                                             save_cookies=True,
                                             secure=False,
                                             rpc_server_factory=appengine_rpc.HttpRpcServer)

    remote_api_stub.MaybeInvokeAuthentication()