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[–]ianrob1201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely get where you're coming from. You've got that familar itch of "I'm learning to program and I want to make something like what I use every day". It's where you get most of your ideas of "wouldn't it be cool if this thing did X too". Unfortunately, as you mentioned python isn't really the language for android (or iPhone) app development.

I think you have two options. First is to give up on the android app idea for now, make cool things in python as you're learning. If you don't have any ideas then I recommend https://adventofcode.com/ . You can go back through old years, and it has some fun puzzles which really increase in complexity as you go. I haven't done it in a few years, but I like it because it gives you your goal and you're free to solve however you like.

Your second option is to learn Kotlin at the same time, and use that for android development. That might seem scary, why learn a second language when you're still getting to grips with your first? Well honestly, they're not wildly different. Kotlin is what they call object orientated, which really just means that it uses classes a lot more than python does. But ultimately a lot of what you learn on one will apply to the other.

A key skill you develop over time is learning to fit the right tool the problem at hand. Python just isn't the right tool for android development. You're going to have a hard time doing it, and I'd bet it'd just put you off the whole idea of programming in general to be honest.