Exploring Kivy in the classroom - GUI and App development for Python

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Used with Year 11/12 classes to teach GUI and app development, Kivy powers touch‑enabled prototypes and separates layout in kv files from behavior in Python, and now supports Python 3. Students build real projects: a child picture app with two screens, a task manager with calendar view, and a sports fixture scraper. Major downsides are the steep class/object learning curve for novices and onerous APK packaging on Windows that prevents easy phone deployment despite working prototypes.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:38Agenda
3. 1:25My background
4. 4:10Old technologies
5. 4:55Python
6. 7:00Hello World
7. 8:00Native
8. 9:00Classes
9. 10:15Class objects
10. 13:10Example app
11. 15:00Pros
12. 16:20Cons
13. 17:50Python 2 vs Python 3
14. 18:30The problem
15. 18:55The downside
16. 19:55Boxes and layouts
17. 21:05Choose Your Own Adventure
18. 23:05Calendar Picker
19. 24:20Sports App

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