{"product_id":"9781783987399","title":"Kivy Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnhance your skills in developing multi-touch applications with Kivy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate most diverse apps and learn how to distribute them with the help of the Kivy framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore Kivy API to develop user interfaces and control multi-touch events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step recipes that provide deeper understanding of the Kivy 1.9.0 framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild and use your own events, widgets and gestures using features and tools in Kivy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for developers who want to use features of the Kivy framework and develop multi-touch applications. Prior experience with Kivy is not required, although familiarity with Python is expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess widgets defined inside Kv language in your Python code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle Kivy events to control widgets, touches, the mouse, the keyboard, and animations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize touch shapes and detecting multi-tapping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate custom events and declare properties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizing your layouts while working with the ActionBar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore and retrieve the coordinate space context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate your own shader and render in a framebuffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeverage Factory objects, multi-touch in iOS and multi-touch in Android\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKivy is an open-source Python library for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. It is a promising Python framework to develop UI and UX apps in a cross-platform environment, under the Python philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKivy Cookbook is a practical book that will guide you through the Kivy framework to develop apps and get your apps ready for distribution in App Store and Android devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will start off with installing Kivy and building your interfaces. You will learn how to work the accelerometer and create custom events. Then, you will understand how to use the basics, buttons, labels and text inputs and manipulate the widget tree. Next, you will be able to work with manipulating instructions, create an atlas and layouts. Moving on, you will learn packing for Windows and packing for iOS, and use TestDrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, you will have learnt in detail the relevant features and tools in Kivy and how to create portable packages to distribute your apps in the most used platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an easy-to-follow practical guide packed with graspable recipes that cover important tasks to be performed while developing multi-touch applications with Kivy. All the code used in each recipe is explained in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301079302384,"sku":"9781783987399","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783987399_p0.jpg?v=1763725005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783987399","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}