Re: [PLUG] Python on Android

[Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com>]

Michel,

Good article.  Thanks!

Since the *.class files (bytecode) are translated to Dalvik *.dex
files, wouldn't any *.class files work, whether they were generated
by Java or any other language that generates JVM bytecodes?

--Fred
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On 11/22/11 3:03 PM, Michel van der List wrote:
> The wikipedia article is pretty good.
>
> Basically, for android they translate the jvm bytecode to dalvik code, which gives you all the 
> normal tools, compilers, etc. but you can than simply target the android phone.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_%28software%29>
>
> Michel
>
> On 11/22/2011 02:58 PM, Fred Stluka wrote:
> > Michel,
> >
> > Close enough, or significant differences?
> >
> > --Fred
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> >
> > On 11/22/11 2:40 PM, Michel van der List wrote:
> > > Keep in mind that android does not run the java jvm, it runs dalvik.
> > >
> > > Michel
> > >
> > > On 11/22/2011 01:40 PM, Fred Stluka wrote:
> > > > Eric,
> > > >
> > > > Interesting.  So, yeah, it did require a mapping layer to give Python
> > > > access to the Java APIs.  Says that "Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A)"
> > > > supports not only Python, but also Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell,
> > > > JavaScript and Tcl.
> > > >
> > > > I'm surprised about JRuby.  That's an implementation of Ruby that
> > > > runs on the Java JVM with the JRuby compiler generating standard
> > > > JVM byte codes, right?  So it should be able to call the Java APIs
> > > > directly, with no need for SL4A.  Maybe I'm missing something...
> > > >
> > > > Good article.  Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > --Fred
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> > > > Fred Stluka -- mailto:fred@bristle.com -- http://bristle.com/~fred/
> > > > Bristle Software, Inc -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service!
> > > > Open Source: Without walls and fences, we need no Windows or Gates.
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/22/11 1:05 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote:
> > > > > Related to "Developing Portable Mobile Web Applications" another thing
> > > > > mentioned last night at PLUG west was writing Python apps for Android. Here
> > > > > is a detailed article on how to write Python applications for Android:
> > > > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10940
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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