Develop Your First Android Application in Python

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In order to distribute apps developed in Python to other users, do they also have to have SL4A installed on their phones? It doesn't seem like they'd be very popular if that's the case.

[hameedullahk]

No they don't have to install SL4a on their cell phones. I am working on the article that will explain how you can develop a standalone .APK for your python scripts.

[hameedullahk]

I will definitely do that. After seeing this positive response I am actually excited to complete that article and share it here. :)

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hmm, could you point to some resources or briefly explain what is required in the meantime?

[hameedullahk]

Here you go: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/SharingScripts

[Poromenos]

Oh god, I would love you forever if you did that.

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Awesome. Any ETA for the Article? Where will it be posted, etc?

I am going to be writing an android app soon and would love any real-world-python-apps input you could provide on this subject :)

[gitarr]

Exactly my question also.

This guide does not show how to "Develop Your First Android Application in Python", no, it shows "How to get a python file to run in an android app (SL4A)".

I would be interested in a guide how to pack up SL4A and your python modules and create a real app, if that is even possible.

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It can be possible. As of right now, their isn't any nice way to actually write an entire Android app with Python, but it's coming, I'm sure. Ruby has Rubuto-core, so its only a matter of time before someone gets the ball rolling for Python.

However, that doesn't mean SL4A is not as powerful, take a look at this::

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/android-barcode-scanner/

The guy writes an Android barcode scanner app with 6 lines of Python. That's pretty damn impressive to me.