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2.4 KiB
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Introduction
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In terms of comparaison, you can check how Python for android can be useful
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compared to other projects.
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+--------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+--------------+
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| Project | Native Python | GUI libraries | APK generation | Custom build |
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+====================+===============+===============+================+==============+
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| Python for android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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+--------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+--------------+
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| PGS4A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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+--------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+--------------+
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| Android scripting | No | No | No | No |
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+--------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+--------------+
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| Python on a chip | No | No | No | No |
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+--------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+--------------+
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.. note::
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For the moment, we are shipping only one "java bootstrap" (needed for
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decompressing your packaged zip file project, create an OpenGL ES 2.0
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surface, handle touch input and manage an audio thread).
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If you want to use it without kivy module (an opengl es 2.0 ui toolkit),
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then you might want a lighter java bootstrap, that we don't have right now.
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Help is welcome :)
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So for the moment, Python for Android can only be used with the kivy GUI toolkit:
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http://kivy.org/#home
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How does it work ?
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To be able to run Python on android, you need to compile it for android. And
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you need to compile all the libraries you want for android too.
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Since Python is a language, not a toolkit, you cannot draw any user interface
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with it: you need to use a toolkit for it. Kivy can be one of them.
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So for a simple ui project, the first step is to compile Python + Kivy + all
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others libraries. Then you'll have what we call a "distribution".
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A distribution is composed of:
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- Python
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- Python libraries
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- All selected libraries (kivy, pygame, pil...)
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- A java bootstrap
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- A build script
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You'll use the build script for create an "apk": an android package.
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.. include:: prerequisites.rst
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.. include:: usage.rst
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.. include:: customize.rst
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.. toctree::
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:hidden:
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prerequisites
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usage
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customize
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