google app engine - nosetests 'cannot import name mkdir' -

im trying use nose (nosegae) test gae app fails import error. cant understand why because fails import python builtin stuff. im testing simple wsgi app 1 handler writes out 'hello world'.

does understand whats going on? im on mac osx snow leopard

this traceback:

    traceback (most recent call last):   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/nose-0.11.4-py2.6.egg/nose/loader.py", line 382, in loadtestsfromname     addr.filename, addr.module)   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/nose-0.11.4-py2.6.egg/nose/importer.py", line 39, in importfrompath     return self.importfromdir(dir_path, fqname)   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/nose-0.11.4-py2.6.egg/nose/importer.py", line 86, in importfromdir     mod = load_module(part_fqname, fh, filename, desc)   file "/users/pepe/dev/nosetests/tornado/testing.py", line 21, in <module>     tornado.httpclient import asynchttpclient   file "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/nosegae.py", line 204, in load_module     return super(hookmixin, self).load_module(fullname)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1939, in load_module     return self.findandloadmodule(submodule, fullname, search_path)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1841, in findandloadmodule     description)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1792, in loadmodulerestricted     description)   file "/users/pepe/dev/nosetests/tornado/httpclient.py", line 28, in <module>     import pycurl   file "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/nosegae.py", line 204, in load_module     return super(hookmixin, self).load_module(fullname)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1939, in load_module     return self.findandloadmodule(submodule, fullname, search_path)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1841, in findandloadmodule     description)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1785, in loadmodulerestricted     return source_file.load_module(submodule_fullname)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/dist/py_zipimport.py", line 213, in load_module     exec code in mod.__dict__   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/pycurl-7.19.0-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/pycurl.py", line 7, in <module>     __bootstrap__()   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/pycurl-7.19.0-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/pycurl.py", line 3, in __bootstrap__     import sys, pkg_resources, imp   file "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/nosegae.py", line 204, in load_module     return super(hookmixin, self).load_module(fullname)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1939, in load_module     return self.findandloadmodule(submodule, fullname, search_path)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1841, in findandloadmodule     description)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1289, in decorate     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/tools/dev_appserver.py", line 1785, in loadmodulerestricted     return source_file.load_module(submodule_fullname)   file "/applications/googleappenginelauncher.app/contents/resources/googleappengine-default.bundle/contents/resources/google_appengine/google/appengine/dist/py_zipimport.py", line 213, in load_module     exec code in mod.__dict__   file "/library/python/2.6/site-packages/setuptools-0.6c12dev_r85381-py2.6.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 24, in <module>     os import utime, rename, unlink, mkdir importerror: cannot import name mkdir 

google app engine doesn't provide mkdir, there's no writeable filesystem.

http://code.google.com/p/appengine-monkey/issues/detail?id=25 else same problem.