Current bootstraps

python-for-android includes the following bootstraps by default, which

may be chosen by name with a build parameter, or (by default) are

selected automatically in order to fulfil your build requirements. For

instance, if you add 'sdl2' in the requirements, the sdl2 backend will

be used.

p4a is designed to make it fairly easy to make your own bootstrap with a new backend,

e.g. one that creates a webview interface and runs python in the

background to serve a flask or django site from the phone itself.

pygame

This builds APKs exactly like the old p4a toolchain, using Pygame as

the windowing and input backend.

This bootstrap automatically includes pygame, kivy, and python. It

could potentially be modified to work for non-Kivy projects.

sdl2

This builds APKs using SDL2 as the window and input backend. It is not

fully developed compared to the Pygame backend, but has many

advantages and will be the long term default.

This bootstrap automatically includes SDL2, but nothing else.

You can use the sdl2 bootstrap to seamlessly make a Kivy APK, but can

also make Python apps using other libraries; for instance, using

pysdl2 and pyopengl. `Vispy <http://vispy.org/>`_ also runs on android

this way.

empty

This bootstrap has no dependencies and cannot actually build an

APK. It is useful for testing recipes without building unnecessary

components.