Kivy ??? Interactive Applications and Games in Python second edition: Create responsive cross-platform UI/UX applications and games in Python using the open source Kivy library

Roberto Ulloa

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3.7 (10 Ratings)

eBook Jun 2015 206 pages 1st Edition

Roberto Ulloa

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eBook Jun 2015 206 pages 1st Edition

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If you are a Python developer who wants to create exciting and dynamic UI/UX applications that are compatible with multiple platforms, then this is the book for you. No prior experience with Kivy is required, although you should be familiar with Python and have a fair understanding of software engineering concepts such as inheritance, classes, and instances.

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Build responsive user interfaces (UIs) using the Kivy language and the Kivy widgets
Master the use of the Kivy canvas to display graphics on screen
Keep the UI updated on user input and screen size with Kivy properties
Bind and unbind Kivy events to control widgets, touches, the mouse, the keyboard, and animations
Scale, rotate, and translate widgets using finger gestures
Create and use your own gestures, and control multiple touches on the screen
Enhance your widgets with behaviors, animations, and transitions
Debug your application with the Kivy inspector

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D Sep 13, 2016

Very good introduction. There is tons of example code to refer back to. Tying each chapter to a complete Kivy project also helps build knowledge on how to put Kivy into action. I will definitely use this as a reference to keep fresh on Kivy concepts.

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BI_Professional Jul 18, 2019

I like this book as it covers the concepts with examples. The subject area is appropriate for someone with Python programming knowledge who wants to learn Kivy.

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Shawn K. Gordon Aug 17, 2018

Usually, nothing beats the developer documentation and this isn't an exception to that. This book, as with all development and programming books, is subject to the pace of platform evolution.Kivy isn't overly difficult to comprehend but the challenge is to use it effectively. Although tkinter is the staple, Kivy offered Python devs an opportunity to break away from a Windows 3.1 GUI look and feel. This book serves as a good intermediate level idea and concept guide for people who spent some time with Kivy but aren't too certain on what they should do with the platform. Sadly, as Kivy has evolved, some of the material in this book doesn't apply as demonstrated or as the book suggests, but that's a problem inherent with most software books for outdated versions, particularly in Python.

Ben Rousch Aug 27, 2015

This second edition of "Kivy - Interactive Applications and Games in Python" is much improved from the first edition. The atrocious grammar throughout the first edition book has mostly been fixed, although it's still worse than what I expect from a professionally edited book. The new chapters showcase current Kivy features while reiterating how to build a basic Kivy app, and the book covers an impressive amount material in its nearly 185 pages. I think this is due largely to the efficiency and power of coding in Python and Kivy, but also to the carefully-chosen projects the author selected for his readers to create. Despite several indentation issues in the example code and the many grammar issues typical of Packt's books, I can now recommend this book for intermediate to experienced Python programmers who are looking to get started with Kivy.Chapter one is a good, quick introduction to a minimal Kivy app, layouts, widgets, and their properties.Chapter two is an excellent introduction and exploration of basic canvas features and usage. This is often a difficult concept for beginners to understand, and this chapter handles it well.Chapter three covers events and binding of events, but is much denser and difficult to grok than chapter two. It will likely require multiple reads of the chapter to get a good understanding of the topic, but if you're persistent, everything you need is there.Chapter four contains a hodge-podge of Kivy user interface features. Screens and scatters are covered well, but gestures still feel like magic. I have yet to find a good in-depth explanation of gestures in Kivy, so this does not come as a surprise. Behaviors is a new feature in Kivy and a new section in this second edition of the book. Changing default styles is also covered in this chapter. The author does not talk about providing a custom atlas for styling, but presents an alternative method for theming involving Factories.In chapter six the author does a good job of covering animations, and introduces sounds, the clock, and atlases. He brings these pieces together to build a version of Space Invaders, in about 500 lines of Python and KV. It ends up a bit code-dense, but the result is a fun game and a concise code base to play around with.In chapter seven the author builds a TED video player including subtitles and an Android actionbar. There is perhaps too much attention paid to the VideoPlayer widget, but the resulting application is a useful base for creating other video applications.

Kivy ??? Interactive Applications and Games in Python second edition: Create responsive cross-platform UI/UX applications and games in Python using the open source Kivy library

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