Python: importing the android module

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I was following this tutorial on how to create an Android service using kivy, and about half way down the page under the heading 'Starting the Service', the code example has the line from android import AndroidService. I see that I don't have the android module installed and I can't figure out how to go about getting it, even after googling around for it, and searching with pip and apt-get. It seems as if there might even be different android modules out there. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I currently have kivy set up properly(on ubuntu) and can make, run and deploy without any issues.

inclement · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-02 16:47:06Z

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The android module is automatically included in apks built with kivy's python-for-android, so you don't have to do anything special to use it. It's not available on the desktop though.

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Totem Over a year ago

Ah, I see. I had a feeling it might just get bundled in there somehow. It's a pity as I was hoping to explore it with ipython or somesuch.

inclement Over a year ago

The problem is that it's actually cython that directly interacts with the java environment. You might be interested in kivy-remote-shell though, which lets you explore these things via a python shell on the phone over ssh.

Ratul Hasan Over a year ago

so you are saying each time i need t orun the code i need to go through all the apk compilation process to do a import android;print('hello world') *(semicolon can be used in python to perform multiple command in single line)

inclement Over a year ago

@RatulHasan If you want to import the android module, and have it work, your code must be running on android.

frakod Over a year ago

Instead of updating the android app again and again, you can create "loader" apk once with all required dependencies and have it import your main py files from internal storage. This way you can easily test new features without having to build the app again.

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