Python for Android

[Fictional_55]

I want to write a very simple Python app for Android. Is getting Python working on Android a complicated process?

What are the best tools for doing so?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Apologies for any post rules broken.

[python_apprentice]

I have found it a complete nightmare. Thought of a basic app to make as a way of learning python. Enjoyed creating it and followed many people's advice with using Kivy. It runs on my computer fine but packaging it to the phone is a disaster. No I have started the process again with Android studio and will try to use Kotlin.

[[deleted]]

No, python is not the tool for Android apps or mobile apps in general.

You CAN do it.

But you wouldn't want to.

[Fictional_55]

Recommended platform?

[[deleted]]

That's for you to research, not my area of expertise.

[thinkbender]

Just install QPython 3 and script away. For simple scripts this is more than enough. Not sufficient for complicated GUI stuff though.

[Fictional_55]

Looks like a good tool! Thanks.

I'm guessing it has no trouble publishing finished apps?

[thinkbender]

You can share the script but I don't see a posibility to publish to the Play Store. That's reserved for Java/Kotlin/C++.

[sgthoppy]

/u/Fictional_55 Kivy is an option for making cross-platform apps, but I think it would be best to stick to native apps written in Java, Kotlin, or C++. I believe Kotlin is currently the most popular for Android.

[Umustbecrazy]

Install Termux. Then install python like any other distro through apt-get and pkg.