title: Deadline exceeded while waiting for HTTP response, Python, Google App Engine
body: <p>I am using a cron job to download a web page and save it, using Google App Engine.</p>
  
  <p>After 5 seconds I get a Dealine exceeded error.</p>
  
  <p>How can I avoid the error.  Searching around this site, I can extend the time limit for urlfetch.  But it isn't urlfetch that is causing issues. It is the fact that I can't run the task for over 5 seconds.</p>
  
  <p>For example, I have tried this fix, but it only works if I am running the page myself, not via a cron job:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14698119/httpexception-deadline-exceeded-while-waiting-for-http-response-from-url-dead?rq=1">HTTPException: Deadline exceeded while waiting for HTTP response from URL: #deadline</a></p>