Python for Android

Python for android is a project to create your own Python distribution including the modules you want, and create an apk including python, libs, and your application.

• Website: http://python-for-android.rtfd.org/
• Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=fr#!forum/python-android
• Mailing list: python-android@googlegroups.com

Global overview

1. Download Android NDK, SDK

2. Launch "android", and download latest Android platform

3. Export some environment variables:

   export ANDROIDSDK="/path/to/android/android-sdk-linux_86"
   export ANDROIDNDK="/path/to/android/android-ndk-r7"
   export ANDROIDNDKVER=r7
   export ANDROIDAPI=14
   

4. Clone python-for-android:

   git clone git://github.com/kivy/python-for-android
   

5. Build a distribution with OpenSSL module, PIL and Kivy:

   cd python-for-android
   ./distribute.sh -m "openssl pil kivy"
   

6. Go to your fresh distribution, build the APK of your application:

   cd dist/default
   ./build.py --package org.test.touchtracer --name touchtracer \
   --version 1.0 --dir ~/code/kivy/examples/demo/touchtracer debug
   

7. Install the debug apk to your device:

   adb install bin/touchtracer-1.0-debug.apk
   

8. Enjoy.

Troubleshooting

if you get the following message:

Android NDK: Host 'awk' tool is outdated. Please define HOST_AWK to point to Gawk or Nawk !

a solution is to remove the "awk" binary in the android ndk distribution

rm $ANDROIDNDK/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin/awk