title: Handle favicon in app.yaml configuration
body: <p>Is it necessary to handle <code>favicon.ico</code> separately like <a href="https://cloud-playground.appspot.com/playground/" rel="nofollow">Google Developers Cloud Playground</a>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>- url: /favicon\.ico
    static_files: favicon.ico
    upload: favicon\.ico
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If so, why not:</p>
  
  <pre><code>- url: /favicon.ico
    static_files: favicon.ico
    upload: favicon.ico
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><br>
  In my real <code>app.yaml</code> I didn't handle <code>favicon.ico</code> separately and it seems to be working:</p>
  
  <pre><code>application: myAppName
  version: 1
  runtime: python27
  api_version: 1
  threadsafe: true
  
  handlers:
  - url: /
    static_files: website/index.html
    upload: website/index.html
  
  - url: /
    static_dir: website
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Inside the <code>website</code> folder I have the following:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>images_folder</li>
  <li>favicon.ico</li>
  <li>index.html</li>
  </ul>