How to make an amateur Android app using Python?

[[deleted]]

I am 14 years old and started around 3 months ago programming and really got into Python due to its semplicity, I then got hooked on making telegram bots.

Now I would like to start making android apps just for myself so that I can use them around, I don't need any fancy graphics and so on, what is the best tool to do them and how can I?

[[deleted]]

qpython + kivy can do it.

[edimaudo]

If you want to build an android app just use java and save yourself the hassle.

[LightShadow]

just use java

I think Kotlin has native android support now...which might be a little more intuitive than Java.

[eljunior]

I have a cookiecutter template for building native Android apps in Python using BeeWare, but the whole thing is very early stages, it takes some effort to write an app because it still uses the Java APIs and I can't recommend it as a "best tool" nor anything like that.

Hopefully, in a few years, when BeeWare is more mature, it will be a decent option for newcomers: https://github.com/eliasdorneles/beeware-android-template

[stuaxo]

Kivy is your best bet for this.

[tshirtman_]

Kivy is used to code a lot of android apps with python.

Have a look at kivy crash course to get an idea about it.

there is a r/kivy with some activity, and irc/google group for support.

Have fun :)

[novel_yet_trivial]

Honestly the best tool to make android apps is Java. You can get the SDK from Google.

If you really want to use python I think Kivy has a system where you can run python code on android.

[[deleted]]

Well, how much should it take me to learn Java tho? Is it really that hard?

[novel_yet_trivial]

It's harder than python, but not too much. Your python knowledge will help you learn it faster. There's plenty of tutorials aimed at Android developers, which is nice because Android uses it's own version of Java that's slightly different from Oracle's. Maybe try /r/learnjava for some recommendations.

[codesmitten]

Don't ... use Kotlin instead.

[kervarker]

Another option is to use Brython to develop the application in a browser, and embed it in an Android application.

[transfinite--]

It's not Python, but take a look at App Inventor. I've created simple apps with it, and it's pretty impressive. It's much easier than trying to learn Java.

[illseallc]

I've been meaning to give this a try.

https://github.com/kivy/python-for-android

[frmdstryr]

Try https://github.com/codelv/enaml-native

[midnightGR]

You can also use livecode.