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Introduction
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Start Developing Kivy Apps Right Away!
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Creating Kivy apps is fun and rewarding. This guide should be the perfect
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starting point to get you on the right track for app development. You will
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require a basic knowledge of Python to follow this introduction.
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.. image:: ../images/gs-introduction.png
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:align: center
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:height: 255px
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If you need more background on the Python language, you might be interested in
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these tutorials:
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* `The Official Python Tutorial <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/>`_
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* `Learn Python in 10 minutes <http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/>`_
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* `Learn Python the hard way <http://learnpythonthehardway.org/>`_
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Using Kivy on your computer, you can create apps that run on:
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- Desktop computers: MacOSX, Linux, Windows.
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- iOs Devices: iPad, iPhone.
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- Android devices: Tablets, phones.
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- Any other touch-enabled professional/homebrew devices supporting TUIO
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(Tangible User Interface Objects).
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Kivy empowers you with the freedom of writing your code once and having it run
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as-is on different platforms.
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Follow this guide to get the tools you need, understand the major concepts and
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learn best practices. As this is an introduction, pointers to more information
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will be provided at the end of each section.
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As you proceed through the guide, you will, using Kivy:
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- **Learn**: The basics of programming with the Kivy language.
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- **Explore**: The Kivy framework.
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- **Create**: A simple cross-platform app.
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- **Package**: For your choice of platform.
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Finally, you will learn how to **Deploy** on the device of your choice.
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Each section of the guide introduces a new topic, trying to give you enough
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information to get started and links to related articles for more in-depth
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explanations. When you are done with this guide, you'll be able to develop Kivy
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apps and you will know where to look for information for the more challenging
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stuff your innovative applications will require.
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Enough introductions, let's get down to business.
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