python-for-android
python-for-android
https://github.com/pygame/python-for-android
Turn your Python application into an Android APK
https://python-for-android.readthedocs.io/
python-for-android
python-for-android is a packaging tool for Python apps on Android. You can create your own Python distribution including the modules and dependencies you want, and bundle it in an APK along with your own code.
Features include:
- Support for building with both Python 2 and Python 3.
- Different app backends including Kivy, PySDL2, and a WebView with Python webserver.
- Automatic support for most pure Python modules, and built in support for many others, including popular dependencies such as numpy and sqlalchemy.
- Multiple architecture targets, for APKs optimised on any given device.
For documentation and support, see:
Documentation
Follow the quickstart instructions to install and begin creating APKs.
Quick instructions: install python-for-android with:
pip install python-for-android
(for the develop branch: pip install git+https://github.com/kivy/python-for-android.git)
Test that the install works with:
p4a --version
To build any actual apps, set up the Android SDK and NDK as described in the quickstart. Use the SDK/NDK API level & NDK version as in the quickstart, other API levels may not work.
With everything installed, build an APK with SDL2 with e.g.:
p4a apk --requirements=kivy --private /home/username/devel/planewave_frozen/ --package=net.inclem.planewavessdl2 --name="planewavessdl2" --version=0.5 --bootstrap=sdl2
For full instructions and parameter options, see the documentation.
