• #499: BeeWare and the State of Python on Mobile

  • Mar 31 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
  • Podcast

#499: BeeWare and the State of Python on Mobile

  • Summary

  • This episode is all about Beeware, the project that working towards true native apps built on Python, especially for iOS and Android. Russell's been at this for more than a decade, and the progress is now hitting critical mass. We'll talk about the Toga GUI toolkit, building and shipping your apps with Briefcase, the newly official support for iOS and Android in CPython, and so much more. I can't wait to explore how BeeWare opens up the entire mobile ecosystem for Python developers, let's jump right in.

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    Links from the show Anaconda open source team: anaconda.com
    PEP 730 – Adding iOS: peps.python.org
    PEP 738 – Adding Android: peps.python.org
    Toga: beeware.org
    Briefcase: beeware.org
    emscripten: emscripten.org
    Russell Keith-Magee - Keynote - PyCon 2019: youtube.com
    Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
    Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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