Sign In Start Free Trial
Account

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Kivy Cookbook
  • Table Of Contents Toc
  • Feedback & Rating feedback
Kivy Cookbook

Kivy Cookbook

By : Hugo Solis, Solis
2.5 (2)
close
close
Kivy Cookbook

Kivy Cookbook

2.5 (2)
By: Hugo Solis, Solis

Overview of this book

Kivy is an open-source Python library for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. It is a promising Python framework to develop UI and UX apps in a cross-platform environment, under the Python philosophy. Kivy Cookbook is a practical book that will guide you through the Kivy framework to develop apps and get your apps ready for distribution in App Store and Android devices. You will start off with installing Kivy and building your interfaces. You will learn how to work the accelerometer and create custom events. Then, you will understand how to use the basics, buttons, labels and text inputs and manipulate the widget tree. Next, you will be able to work with manipulating instructions, create an atlas and layouts. Moving on, you will learn packing for Windows and packing for iOS, and use TestDrive. By the end of the book, you will have learnt in detail the relevant features and tools in Kivy and how to create portable packages to distribute your apps in the most used platforms.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
close
close
10
Index

Packaging for Linux


Finally, let's learn how to generate packages for Linux. In this recipe, we are going to make a package with a complex app that uses three files. This package will be a single file that can run without installing Kivy or Python in Linux.

Getting ready

First, you need to run a Linux distro and install Kivy, but you will need the development version. You can check how to do this at http://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation.html#installation-devel.

Also, you need to install the PyInstaller package. There are different ways to do it, but for our purpose, the way best is to download from the source https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyInstaller/2.0.

Decompress the package in the directory of your preference. Actually, we are going to work inside this directory. We are using the 2.0 version instead of the 2.1 version to avoid some known conflicts with the Linux version.

Of course, we will need an app to be packaged. We are going to use the app presented in the recipe Packaging for...

Unlock full access

Continue reading for free

A Packt free trial gives you instant online access to our library of over 7000 practical eBooks and videos, constantly updated with the latest in tech

Create a Note

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
notes
bookmark search playlist font-size

Change the font size

margin-width

Change margin width

day-mode

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected

Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Delete Bookmark

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Delete Note

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Edit Note

Modal Close icon
Write a note (max 255 characters)
Cancel
Update Note

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY