--- twitter.py	2008-05-26 12:01:47.015625000 -0400
+++ w:\quoquo\twitter.py	2008-05-26 10:35:13.921875000 -0400
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 __author__ = 'dewitt@google.com'
 __version__ = '0.6-devel'

-
+from google.appengine.api import urlfetch
 import base64
 import md5
 import os
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
       input_encoding: The encoding used to encode input strings. [optional]
       request_header: A dictionary of additional HTTP request headers. [optional]
     '''
-    self._cache = _FileCache()
+    self._cache = None # GAE hack by shadytrees.
     self._urllib = urllib2
     self._cache_timeout = Api.DEFAULT_CACHE_TIMEOUT
     self._InitializeRequestHeaders(request_headers)
@@ -1428,42 +1428,25 @@
     Returns:
       A string containing the body of the response.
     '''
-    # Build the extra parameters dict
-    extra_params = {}
-    if self._default_params:
-      extra_params.update(self._default_params)
-    if parameters:
-      extra_params.update(parameters)
-
-    # Add key/value parameters to the query string of the url
-    url = self._BuildUrl(url, extra_params=extra_params)
-
-    # Get a url opener that can handle basic auth
-    opener = self._GetOpener(url, username=self._username, password=self._password)
-
-    encoded_post_data = self._EncodePostData(post_data)
-
-    # Open and return the URL immediately if we're not going to cache
-    if encoded_post_data or no_cache or not self._cache or not self._cache_timeout:
-      url_data = opener.open(url, encoded_post_data).read()
-    else:
-      # Unique keys are a combination of the url and the username
-      if self._username:
-        key = self._username + ':' + url
-      else:
-        key = url
-
-      # See if it has been cached before
-      last_cached = self._cache.GetCachedTime(key)

-      # If the cached version is outdated then fetch another and store it
-      if not last_cached or time.time() >= last_cached + self._cache_timeout:
-        url_data = opener.open(url, encoded_post_data).read()
-        self._cache.Set(key, url_data)
-      else:
-        url_data = self._cache.Get(key)
-
-    # Always return the latest version
+    method = urlfetch.GET
+    data = {}
+    if post_data:
+      method = urlfetch.POST
+      data.update(post_data)
+
+    params = {}
+    for x in (parameters, self._default_params):
+      if x: params.update(x)
+
+    url = self._BuildUrl(url, extra_params = params)
+    headers = {}
+    if method == urlfetch.POST:
+      headers.update({'Content-type':'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'})
+
+    # Skip the cache, we're on GAE. This hack by shadytrees.
+    url_data = urlfetch.fetch(url, payload = urllib.urlencode(data),
+                              method = method, headers = headers).content
     return url_data

 class _FileCacheError(Exception):
@@ -1518,6 +1501,7 @@

   def _GetUsername(self):
     '''Attempt to find the username in a cross-platform fashion.'''
+    return 'nobody' # GAE hack by shadytrees.
     try:
       return os.getenv('USER') or \
              os.getenv('LOGNAME') or \