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Re: Python for Android | Linux Journal

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Post by illumen »

http://pygame.org also has a pygame subset for android which includes a port of cpython. Not all modules are included though. Some python packages are missing, and some pygame modules are not included too. However it works well enough for most games.

Just create a directory called pygame on your sd card and put your code in there. No need to mess around with setting up java.

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Post by mctavjb9 »

I can totally relate to the statement: "If, like me, you'd rather eat glass than sit down to write some Java code in Eclipse, it would appear that you are out of luck when it comes to implementing your next project on Android." I've been attempting to educate myself about Android development for a side project. Dealing with Java has been an impediment, as my brain seems to grok scripting languages far more easily.

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Post by rnicholson »

mctavjb9 wrote: post #3

I can totally relate to the statement: "If, like me, you'd rather eat glass than sit down to write some Java code in Eclipse, it would appear that you are out of luck when it comes to implementing your next project on Android." I've been attempting to educate myself about Android development for a side project. Dealing with Java has been an impediment, as my brain seems to grok scripting languages far more easily.

If its a less verbose language that you are looking for, you might want to checkout mirah (and pindah) -- https://github.com/mirah

I believe its still under heavy development, but really nice in that mirah can output dalvik bytecode.

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Post by pkdawson »

illumen wrote: post #2

http://pygame.org also has a pygame subset for android which includes a port of cpython. Not all modules are included though. Some python packages are missing, and some pygame modules are not included too. However it works well enough for most games. Just create a directory called pygame on your sd card and put your code in there. No need to mess around with setting up java.

Stay tuned, we're nearly finished with a release that includes Python 2.7.1 and various other goodies.

SL4A is still the way to go if you want access to a significant portion of the Android API, though.

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Post by fingerprinter »

Does anyone know if it is possible to write JRuby android applications? It would seem a natural fit given Java etc etc. I do relate to the comment ""If, like me, you'd rather eat glass than sit down to write some Java code" so I have been looking for a better way to do it. Though, I have lately resigned myself to the fact that I may well have to write Java again...

As an aside...does anyone have experience with PhoneGap or Appcelerator? Wondering about experiences with those approaches (both positive and negative).

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