Google provides a comprehensive software development kit (SDK) aimed specifically at Java developers, and most applications available from the Android market are probably written in Java. An equally legitimate answer is simply I want to use X, where X could be any number of popular languages. It also requires the use of an edit / compile / run design loop that can be tedious for simple applications. The Java language is too heavyweight for some and is not entirely open source. One is that not everyone is a fan of Java. Why SL4A? One of the first questions you probably have about this book is, Why would I want to use SL4A instead of Java? There are several answers to that question. This book will introduce you to SL4A and give you the power to automate your Android device in ways you never thought possible. The Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) project was started to meet that specific need. While there is nothing wrong with Java, it really is overkill when all you need to do is turn on or off a handful of settings on your Android device.
1 Chapter 2: Getting Started Chapter 3: Navigating the Android SDK Chapter 4: Developing with Eclipse Chapter 5: Exploring the Android API Chapter 6: Background Scripting with Python Chapter 7: Python Scripting Utilities Chapter 8: Python Dialog Box based GUIs Chapter 9: Python GUIs with HTML Chapter 10: Packaging and Distributing Index ivĤ C H A P T E R 1 Introduction This book is about writing real-world applications for the Android platform primarily using the Python language and a little bit of JavaScript. Please use the Bookmarks and Contents at a Glance links to access them.ģ Contents at a Glance About the Author. 1 Build Android Apps with Python Pro Android Python with SL4A Paul FerrillĢ For your convenience Apress has placed some of the front matter material after the index.
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