briefcase-kivy-bootstrap

Briefcase Kivy Bootstrap

Kivy GUI framework bootstrap for Briefcase.

Purpose

This plugin adds Kivy as a selectable GUI framework when creating new Briefcase projects. It generates standard Briefcase projects with Kivy applications that can be built for any platform using any Briefcase backend.

Installation

pip install briefcase-kivy-bootstrap

Usage

After installation, Kivy will appear as an option in briefcase new:

briefcase new
# Select "Kivy" as GUI framework

Features

• Integration: Uses standard Briefcase architecture
• Cross-Platform: Works with all Briefcase backends
• Dependencies: Automatically adds Kivy requirements
• Standard Structure: Generates normal Briefcase projects

Generated Project Structure

myapp/
├── pyproject.toml          # Standard Briefcase configuration
├── src/myapp/
│   └── app.py              # Kivy application code
└── ...                     # Standard Briefcase files

Example Generated App

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.uix.label import Label
from kivy.uix.button import Button

class MyAppApp(App):
    def build(self):
        layout = BoxLayout(orientation='vertical')
        # ... Kivy UI code
        return layout

def main():
    MyAppApp().run()

Building for Different Platforms

The generated Kivy project can be built using any Briefcase backend:

# Standard Android build
briefcase build android

# P4A Android build (if briefcase-p4a-backend is installed)
briefcase build android p4a

# Desktop builds
briefcase build windows
briefcase build macOS
briefcase build linux

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Briefcase 0.3.23+
• Kivy 2.3.1+

Related Projects

• Briefcase - Cross-platform packaging
• Kivy - Cross-platform GUI framework
• Briefcase P4A Backend - P4A Android builds

License

MIT License

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