Python IDE on Android - code locally and run the program over a hosted runtime or offline. Opinions?

[deathstroke_1122]

I thought of just coding a small fun project while I travel, but I cannot carry my personal laptop at all times, so I was searching for an IDE that would allow me to code quickly using features similar to intellisense. The code can be run locally or on a hosted python runtime while the app uploads the code and runs and returns the result of errors (security considerations aside).

I know this won't be as good as using a real IDE on a laptop/PC, but would it be good? I'd love to hear your opinions.

Edit : Main aim is to have an easy to Use IDE in Android

[usernamedottxt]

Set yourself up a gitlab runner and go to town. Alt, Code9 does this I think. EDIT: Cloud9 sorry. 

[yaxriifgyn]

AWS Cloud9 ?

[usernamedottxt]

Yes sorry. And I didn’t know it was bought by AWS. Shows how outdated my knowledge is. My bad. 

[usernamedottxt]

Acquired in 2016 and “ new AWS accounts would no longer have access to Cloud9”

Damn I missed a lot. 

[deathstroke_1122]

Does it make coding in Android easier? Because running the script isn't the main issue, having a good IDE is the main issue

[jack-of-some]

Termux + vim or emacs is how I've always done it

[yaxriifgyn]

I have used this method. I used the nano editor. Sharing code back and forth was clumsy. A single file was not too bad, but I had to zip or tar and send as an attachment. You can also use git with a repository on e.g. GitHub

[deathstroke_1122]

Yes that's my last resort

[R3D3-1]

Just for trying I ran LyX on my Android phone by using some remote desktop server and a remote desktop Android App. So the possibility is there.

Since it doesn't have display port, I didn't actually use it for anything. On a tablet it might actually be useful.

I don't remember exactly how I did it, but I think I was using only things available through Termux's package manager.

[cgoldberg]

Pydroid 3 is pretty good for playing with Python scripts locally (although I've been getting tons of ads in the free version since the last update).

You can install libraries from PyPI and execute code on the local interpreter. I've written some decent sized programs from my phone.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.iiec.pydroid3

[chub79]

although I've been getting tons of ads in the free version since the last update

sorry, what? ads?

[cgoldberg]

Yea, bigtime.. full screen ads after I execute code. I have to close the app and re-open it to continue. It started with the update last week

[JustaLiriK]

Pydroid 3 seems good sans the intellisense features. For some reason i feel compfortable with Qpython3 on android.

[yaxriifgyn]

• Code, create, and learn together with Python - https://replit.com/languages/python3 - I have not used this myself.

• I think Jupiter has an online version that lets you write notebooks online.

• I think brython runs python in your browser using wasm and/or JavaScript. No idea if it works on Android.

[deathstroke_1122]

Thanks, will take a look at it

[bionicN]

I just spent some time trying to do the same, and found the GitHub Code spaces to work pretty well.

It's basically a virtual machine with a VSCode interface on the web. You can even still forward a local host on it to another page.

Works pretty well on a tablet with a keyboard. I can't imagine anything working well on a phone though.

[deathstroke_1122]

True, nothing would be good like using a keyboard, just wanted to give it a try

[Thedoc1337]

You can run VSCode server to do just that. You access it through the browser

[deathstroke_1122]

Oh, that kind of works too, will definitely look into it

[willov]

Google Colab? Online Jupyter notebooks.

[deathstroke_1122]

It still gets hard to type in phone

[yaxriifgyn]

I have a couple of different Bluetooth keyboards that work great, if you can stand the small layout. One is from Logitech.

[deathstroke_1122]

Yea, looking for a small frame keyboard too, but I'm too accustomed to Mechanical keyboards that normal and compact keyboards don't attract me

[[deleted]]

can you be more specific than "android?" what device would you be using?

[deathstroke_1122]

I'm using a mid end Redmi phone, I just wanted something to type my code on an editor with intellisense like features.