Step 1: Install Buildozer and its dependencies
First make sure that Python and pip are installed on your system. Next, we need to install Buildozer and some necessary system dependencies.
Installation in Linux (Ubuntu) environment:
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Install Python and pip (if not already installed):
sudo apt update sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
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Install Buildozer dependencies:
sudo apt install -y git zip unzip openjdk-8-jdk python3-kivy
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Install Buildozer:
pip3 install buildozer
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Install Android command line tools:
sudo apt install -y autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
Step 2: Create your Python application
Use the Kivy library to create a simple graphical user interface application. This is an example Python script that displays a button.
Create a file:
from import App from import Button class MyApp(App): def build(self): return Button(text='Hello, World!') if __name__ == '__main__': MyApp().run()
Step 3: Configure Buildozer
In your project folder (including) Initialize the Buildozer configuration file.
Initialize Buildozer:
buildozer init
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Edit File, modify the following keyword fields to suit your application:
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title
: Application name -
: Application package name
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: Application domain name
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source.include_exts
: Included file extensions, such aspy,png,jpg,kv,atlas
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requirements
: Specify dependencies, such aspython3,kivy
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Step 4: Package into APK
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Run Buildozer in the project directory, start building the APK:
buildozer -v android debug
This command handles a lot of things: download the Android SDK and NDK, create a new virtual environment, install your Python code and dependency library, and finally compile and package it into an APK file.
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Install the APK to the device:
- Make sure your Android device is connected to your computer and enable USB debugging mode.
- Deploy the APK using the following command:
buildozer android deploy run
Summarize
Following the above steps, you can package a Python application based on the Kivy library into an APK file and run it on an Android device.
This is the end of this article about packaging Python applications into APK. For more related content on Python applications, please search for my previous articles or continue browsing the related articles below. I hope everyone will support me in the future!