kv_builder.py

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.lang import Builder


root = Builder.load_string('''
FloatLayout:
    canvas.before:
        Color:
            rgba: 0, 1, 0, 1
        Rectangle:
            # self here refers to the widget i.e FloatLayout
            pos: self.pos
            size: self.size
    Button:
        text: 'Hello World!!'
        size_hint: .5, .5
        pos_hint: {'center_x':.5, 'center_y': .5}
''')


class MainApp(App):

    def build(self):
        return root


if __name__ == '__main__':
    MainApp().run()