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Kivy Blueprints

Kivy Blueprints

By : Vasilkov
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Kivy Blueprints

Kivy Blueprints

3.7 (10)
By: Vasilkov

Overview of this book

This book is intended for programmers who are comfortable with the Python language and who want to build desktop and mobile applications with rich GUI in Python with minimal hassle. Knowledge of Kivy is not strictly required—every aspect of the framework is described when it's first used.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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A. The Python Ecosystem
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Index

Chapter 4. Kivy Networking

Previously, we talked about trade-offs such as narrowing the application compatibility while aiming to broaden its feature set, for example, an Android-only application using the native API to do the heavy lifting. Now, let's explore the opposite extreme and build an app based on uncompromising, universally available functionality—networking.

In this chapter, we are going to build a Chat app, which is similar in concept to an Internet Relay Chat (IRC), but much simpler.

While certainly not a replacement for enterprise-scale behemoths like Skype, by the end of this chapter, our little app will support multi-user messaging over the Internet. This is sufficient for small and friendly groups of people.

Being friendly is actually a requirement, as we're intentionally simplifying things by not implementing authentication. This means that users are able to easily impersonate each other. Tweaking the application to sustain hostile environments...

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