Build mobile apps efficiently with Kivy, thePython-powered graphical toolkit for creating natural user interfaces withelegant multitouch support. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn step-by-stephow to build and deploy a complete Kivy app for iOS and Android devices. Ifyou’re just beginning to work with Python, but are reasonably familiar with itssyntax, you’re ready to go.
Each chapter includes exercises, usingexamples that run on Python 3 and Python 2.7. Learn how Kivy simplifies mobiledevelopment with its cross-platform API and domain-specific Kv language, andwhy this free and open source toolkit is ideal for commercial products.
Design custom widgets with the Kv language Delve into Kivy events, event handlers, and properties Dynamically change which Kivy widgets are displayed Understand and apply iterative development principles Create basic animations, using Canvas and graphics primitives Store local data with Kivy’s powerful key value store Add basic gestures to switch between app views Improve your app’s usability with Kivy’s built-in widgets Deploy the app to your Android or iOS device, using Buildozer
Contents Introduction Kivy Events and Properties Manipulating Widgets Iterative Developments Kivy Graphics Kivy Storage Gestures Advanced Widgets Releasing to Android and iOS Writing a Simple Mobile Game Modeling Enemies Advance Graphics Index