Talk Python to Me is a weekly podcast hosted by developer and entrepreneur Michael Kennedy. We dive deep into the popular packages and software developers, data scientists, and incredible hobbyists doing amazing things with Python. If you're new to Python, you'll quickly learn the ins and outs of the community by hearing from the leaders. And if you've been Pythoning for years, you'll learn about your favorite packages and the hot new ones coming out of open source.

#499: BeeWare and the State of Python on Mobile

March 31, 2025 01:07:47 65.36 MB Downloads: 0
This episode is all about Beeware, the project that working towards true native apps built on Python, especially for iOS and Android. Russell's been at this for more than a decade, and the progress is now hitting critical mass. We'll talk about the Toga GUI toolkit, building and shipping your apps with Briefcase, the newly official support for iOS and Android in CPython, and so much more. I can't wait to explore how BeeWare opens up the entire mobile ecosystem for Python developers, let's jump right in.

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Links from the show

Anaconda open source team: anaconda.com
PEP 730 – Adding iOS: peps.python.org
PEP 738 – Adding Android: peps.python.org
Toga: beeware.org
Briefcase: beeware.org
emscripten: emscripten.org
Russell Keith-Magee - Keynote - PyCon 2019: youtube.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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