The Python Podcast.__init__

Kivy Core Developers

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Brief Introduction
  • Date of recording – Apr 21st 2015
  • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
  • Overview – Interview with members of the Kivy core development team
    • Interview with Kivy Core Developers
    • Introductions
    • How did you get introduced to Python?
    • How did the Kivy project get started?
    • What made you choose Python as the basis for Kivy?
    • What were some influences on and inspirations for Kivy’s design?
      • Raymond Hettinger – Beyond Pep 8


      • One of the amazing things about Kivy is that it’s comparatively simple to learn and get started with. Did this ease of use occur by design or accident?

      • What were some of the biggest challenges to designing or implementing Kivy?

      • If you could start the project over, what would you do differently?

      • What are some of the most interesting things you’ve seen Kivy used for?

        • Gabriel Pettier – http://www.tangibledisplay.com/en/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
        • Mathieu Virbel – https://www.digital-stories.fr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss and https://vimeo.com/80051846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss


        • What are some changes/features that you are particularly excited about for the future of Kivy?

          • Wiki for roadmap to 2.0
          • PyJnius
          • PyObjus
          • Kivy-iOS
          • Buildozer
          • Kivy Remote Shell
          • Plyer


          • Are there any platforms/operating systems that you are trying to add support for (e.g. Sailfish OS, Ubuntu Phone, Firefox OS)?

          • Is there anything in particular that you would like to ask for our listeners to help with?

            • Google Summer of Code – If you didn’t get accepted, DO it anyway!
            • Start small – documentation fixes
            • Fix issues
            • Huge backlog – help answering questions
            • Maintainers for subprojects – like PyJnius
            • Sponsors – Kivy core team looking for new hardware
            • Increase unit test coverage
              • If you find a bug submit a test case




                • Picks
                • Tobias
                  • Zeal
                  • CommitStrip


                  • Chris

                    • Jack’s Abbey Smoke & Dagger
                    • Woman in Gold


                    • Mathieu Virbel

                      • YAPF Yet Another Python Formatter
                      • Learn Chinese With Cats!
                      • Rince Cochon


                      • Akshay Aurora

                        • Mangoes!
                        • Tic-Tac-Toe machine controlled by Kivy


                        • Ryan Pessa

                          • E-Cigarettes – The MilkMan by Vaping Rabbit


                          • Gabriel Pettier

                            • I3WM Tiling window manager
                            • Boulet Corp
                            • SMBC


                              • Contacting the Kivy Core Team
                              • Kivy.org – About Us page

                                • The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA

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