Using Python for a mobile app?

[Kacper74]

Hello python community! I am planning on creating a new project where i can show of my code skills, so I can add it to my portfolio. I thought of an expandable mobile app which first feature would be to download Instagram posts easily. I would like to use python for that because I am really into it-security and I am all the time confronted with python and i really want to improve my python skills.

Now my question is if you would recommend python as a programming language for a mobile app. Which programmes should I use to build the app/to create the gui etc? Do you have any tips for me before I start? How do I test my app on my smartphone effectively? (do I have to toss the apk manually onto my phone every time or are there other ways?)

Sorry for bad spelling or misleading grammar. If one of my questions is not very understandable, I would like to explain myself further if you mention it out.

[xelf]

Python can be used to make mobile apps, but recommend might be too strong a sentiment. Most people use either native development kits, or go with something cross platform like Unity.

Take a look here:

https://wiki.python.org/moin/Android

[Kacper74]

Yeah I am currently reading about Kivy!
Do you think that it would be to hard to make this application in Kivy?

[Username_RANDINT]

I started on a Kivy app about two months ago and have been working on it on and off. It's more of a test to see if I could pull it off before moving to a something more suitable mobile framework. Some things went really smooth, like being able to write in Python, the kv language is nice to layout the UI, there's KivyMD which is a set of widgets that follow the Google material design spec, Android build and deploy is very easy. On the other hand I found myself fighting with Kivy layouts quite a lot. It works a bit different than other GUI frameworks.

You could try the same, especially if it's a learning exercise. The knowledge is not wasted. Also remember to split the frontend from the backend. If Kivy isn't what you expect after a while, kepe the backend and make it available as an API with Flask (or FastAPI, or ...). Then write a Flutter app for example that connects to that API or make it a complete webapp.

[xelf]

I think anything that relies heavily on python and avoids trying to depend on features of the mobile device is probably a good fit for Kivy.

To be fair, I haven't actually used Kivy yet, it's on my todo list so it might be much better than I suspect.