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It is pretty possible to write Android apps in Python. There are several ways: There are several ways to use Python on Android. The following table summarizes those projects which are currently active:
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 * Kivy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPWj6k5MRak|Intro to Kivy]], [[http://kivy.org/docs/guide/android.html|Guide for Android]]
 * SL4A: [[https://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_install_SL4A?|Install]], [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07A81E6CE96F158B|Watch]]
||<style="text-align: center;"|2> '''Project''' ||<style="text-align: center;"-3> '''General''' ||<style="text-align: center;"-4> '''APIs''' ||<style="text-align: center;"-3> '''Build''' ||
|| Python versions || Open-source || Google&nbsp;Play&nbsp;links || User interface || Other Android APIs || Java-to-Python integration || Native Python packages || Standalone Android APK || iOS || Desktop OSs ||
|| '''[[https://beeware.org|BeeWare]]''' is a collection of tools for building native user interfaces. || 3.4+ || Yes || None || Native Android || All || Yes || None || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|| '''[[https://chaquo.com/chaquopy/|Chaquopy]]''' is a plugin for Android Studio's Gradle-based build system. || 3.8 || No || [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chaquo.python.demo3|Demo]] || Native Android || All || Yes || [[https://chaquo.com/pypi-7.0/|List]] || Yes || No || No ||
|| '''[[https://kivy.org/docs/guide/android.html|Kivy]]''' is a cross-platform OpenGL-based user interface toolkit. || 2.7, 3.5, 3.6 || Yes || [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kivy.showcase|Demo]] || Kivy || All via PyJNIus, or some via Plyer || No || [[https://github.com/kivy/python-for-android/tree/develop/pythonforandroid/recipes|List]] || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|| '''[[https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqtdeploy/intro|pyqtdeploy]]''' is a tool for deploying PyQt applications. || 3.6 || Yes || None || Qt || Any exposed by Qt || No || Some || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|| '''[[http://www.qpython.com/|QPython]]''' is an on-device script engine and development environment. || 2.7, 3.2, 3.6 || Yes || [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qpython.qpy|Python 2]] <<BR>> [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qpython.qpy3|Python 3]] || Kivy, SL4A || All via PyJNIus, or some via SL4A || No || [[http://qpypi.qpython.org/search/|List]] || No || No || No ||
|| '''[[https://termux.com/|Termux]]''' is a Linux distribution for Android that ships Python as well as a local build environment || 2.7, 3.6 || Yes || [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux|Termux]] <<BR>> [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux.api|Termux:API (command-line wrappers)]] || Terminal || Via command line wrappers || No || Any where dependencies are packaged || No || No || No ||

In addition, there are a number of projects which are inactive or incomplete:

 * SL4A (Scripting Layer for Android), originally named ASE (Android Scripting Environment), is a set of "facades" which expose a greatly-simplified subset of the Android API. The project was originally developed within Google, but is no longer supported by them. However, a fork of the library is distributed with QPython.

 * PySide (the Python binding for the Qt toolkit) has some [[http://qt-project.org/wiki/PySide_for_Android_guide|preliminary support]] for Android.

 * Although Android's primary programming language is Java, there is no known port of [[Jython]] to the platform.

There are several ways to use Python on Android. The following table summarizes those projects which are currently active:

Project

General

APIs

Build

Python versions

Open-source

Google Play links

User interface

Other Android APIs

Java-to-Python integration

Native Python packages

Standalone Android APK

iOS

Desktop OSs

BeeWare is a collection of tools for building native user interfaces.

3.4+

Yes

None

Native Android

All

Yes

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chaquopy is a plugin for Android Studio's Gradle-based build system.

3.8

No

Demo

Native Android

All

Yes

List

Yes

No

No

Kivy is a cross-platform OpenGL-based user interface toolkit.

2.7, 3.5, 3.6

Yes

Demo

Kivy

All via PyJNIus, or some via Plyer

No

List

Yes

Yes

Yes

pyqtdeploy is a tool for deploying PyQt applications.

3.6

Yes

None

Qt

Any exposed by Qt

No

Some

Yes

Yes

Yes

QPython is an on-device script engine and development environment.

2.7, 3.2, 3.6

Yes

Python 2
Python 3

Kivy, SL4A

All via PyJNIus, or some via SL4A

No

List

No

No

No

Termux is a Linux distribution for Android that ships Python as well as a local build environment

2.7, 3.6

Yes

Termux
Termux:API (command-line wrappers)

Terminal

Via command line wrappers

No

Any where dependencies are packaged

No

No

No

In addition, there are a number of projects which are inactive or incomplete:

  • SL4A (Scripting Layer for Android), originally named ASE (Android Scripting Environment), is a set of "facades" which expose a greatly-simplified subset of the Android API. The project was originally developed within Google, but is no longer supported by them. However, a fork of the library is distributed with QPython.
  • PySide (the Python binding for the Qt toolkit) has some preliminary support for Android.

  • Although Android's primary programming language is Java, there is no known port of Jython to the platform.

Android (last edited 2024-02-07 13:18:35 by MalcolmSmith)

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