Kivy

v2.3.0

An open-source Python framework for developing GUI apps that work cross-platform, including desktop, mobile and embedded platforms. For more information about how to use this package see README

Latest version published 12 months ago

License: MIT

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Popularity

Popular

GitHub Stars: 17.84K
Forks: 3.08K
Contributors: 340

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Security

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Release Date: Jan 5, 2024
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License

MIT

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Maintenance

Sustainable

Commit Frequency

Open Issues: 746
Open PR: 126
Last Release: 12 months ago
Last Commit: 9 days ago

Further analysis of the maintenance status of Kivy based on released PyPI versions cadence, the repository activity, and other data points determined that its maintenance is Sustainable.

We found that Kivy demonstrates a positive version release cadence with at least one new version released in the past 12 months.

As a healthy sign for on-going project maintenance, we found that the GitHub repository had at least 1 pull request or issue interacted with by the community.

Community

Active

Readme: Yes
Contributing.md: Yes
Code of Conduct: Yes
Contributors: 340
Funding: Yes

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Python Versions Compatibility: >=3.7

Age: 14 years
Latest Release: 22 days ago
Dependencies: 12 Direct
Versions: 50
Maintainers: 5
Wheels: Linux, macOS, Windows

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To help you get started, we've collected the most common ways that Kivy is being used within popular public projects.

HeaTTheatR / KivyMD / demos / kitchen_sink / demo_apps / fitnessclub.py View on Github

def set_item_menu(self):
        def anim_item(*args):
            instance_item = args[0]
            Animation(
                x=(App.get_running_app().Window.width // 2) - dp(30),
                d=0.15,
                t="in_out_bounce",
            ).start(instance_item)

        Clock.schedule_once(lambda x: anim_item(self.ids.exercises), 0.1)
        Clock.schedule_once(lambda x: anim_item(self.ids.nutrition), 0.15)
        Clock.schedule_once(lambda x: anim_item(self.ids.motivation), 0.2)
        Clock.schedule_once(lambda x: anim_item(self.ids.about), 0.25)

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Kivy

====

Kivy is an open-source Python framework

for developing GUI apps that work cross-platform, including desktop, mobile and

embedded platforms.

The aim is to allow for quick and easy interaction design and rapid prototyping

whilst making your code reusable and deployable: Innovative user interfaces made

easy.

Kivy is written in Python and Cython and is built on

OpenGL ES 2.0. It supports various input

devices and has an extensive (and extensible) widget library. With the

same codebase, you can target Windows, macOS, Linux (including Raspberry Pi OS),

Android, and iOS. All Kivy widgets are built with multitouch support.

Kivy is MIT licensed, actively developed by a great community and is

supported by many projects managed by the

Kivy Organization.

PyPI - Version

PyPI - Python Version

Installation, Documentation and Examples

Extensive installation instructions as well as tutorials and general

documentation, including an API reference, can be found at https://www.kivy.org/docs.

A PDF version is also available.

Kivy ships with many examples which can be found in the examples folder.

Support

Are you having trouble using the Kivy framework, or any of its related projects?

Is there an error you don’t understand? Are you trying to figure out how to use

it? We have volunteers who can help!

The best channels to contact us for support are listed in the latest

Contributing

We love pull requests and discussing novel ideas. Check out our

latest contribution guide and

feel free to improve Kivy.

It gives details of the best places online to discuss the development with the

core developers and other enthusiasts.

Sibling projects

The Kivy team manager a number of additional projects that support the Kivy

eco-system.

Buildozer: a development tool for turning Python applications into binary packages ready for installation on

any of a number of platforms, including mobile devices.
Plyer: a platform-independent Python API for accessing hardware features of various platforms (Android, iOS,

macOS, Linux and Windows).
PyJNIus: a Python library for accessing Java classes using the Java Native Interface (JNI).
Pyobjus: Python module for accessing Objective-C classes as Python classes using

Objective-C runtime reflection.
Python for Android: a development tool that packages Python apps into binaries that can run on Android devices.
Kivy iOS: a toolchain to compile the necessary libraries for iOS to run Kivy applications, and manage the

creation of Xcode projects.
Audiostream: library for direct access

to the microphone and speaker.
KivEnt: entity-based game engine for Kivy.
Oscpy: a Python implementation of Open Sound Control (OSC) network protocol.
Garden: widgets and libraries created and

maintained by users.

Licenses

Kivy is released under the terms of the MIT License. Please refer to the

LICENSE file.
The provided fonts Roboto and Roboto Mono are licensed and

distributed under the terms of the

Apache License, Version 2.0.

The DejaVuSans (used for the virtual keyboard) license can be viewed

here.
The current UI design has been adapted from Moblintouch theme's SVGs

and is licensed under the terms of the

LGPLv2.1.

Code of Conduct

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming community, we as

contributors and maintainers need to ensure participation in our project and

our sister projects is a harassment-free and positive experience for everyone.

It is vital that all interaction is conducted in a manner conveying respect,

open-mindedness and gratitude.

Please consult the latest Code of Conduct.

Contributors

This project exists thanks to

all the people who contribute.

[Become a contributor].

Backers

Thank you to all of our backers!

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Kivy dependencies

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Is Kivy popular?

The python package Kivy receives a total of 59,664 weekly downloads. As such, Kivy popularity was classified as a popular. Visit the popularity section on Snyk Advisor to see the full health analysis.

Is Kivy well maintained?

We found indications that Kivy maintenance is sustainable demonstrating some project activity. We saw a total of 340 open source contributors collaborating on the project. See the full package health analysis to learn more about the package maintenance status.

Is Kivy safe to use?

While scanning the latest version of Kivy, we found that a security review is needed. A total of 0 vulnerabilities or license issues were detected. See the full security scan results.

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