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Updates Python 3 install instructions, fixes #710 #711

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Expand Up @@ -14,15 +14,18 @@ project, and for iOS via the kivy-ios project. iOS and OSX are still under work.

For Android: please have a look at `Android-SDK-NDK-Informations
<https://github.com/kivy/kivy/wiki/Android-SDK-NDK-Informations>`_. Please note that
the default SDK/NDK coded in Buildozer works for Python 2.
the default SDK/NDK coded in Buildozer works for target Python 2.
For target Python 3 see `Installing Buildozer with target Python 3 (CrystaX)
<#installing-buildozer-with-target-python-3-crystax>`_.
For host Python, both versions are seamlessly supported.

We provide a ready-to-use `Virtual Machine for Virtualbox <https://kivy.org/#download>`_.

Note that this tool has nothing to do with the eponymous online build service
`buildozer.io <http://buildozer.io />`_.

Installing Buildozer with python2 support:
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Installing Buildozer with target Python 2 (default):
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#. Install buildozer::

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# edit the buildozer.spec, then
buildozer android debug deploy run

Installing Buildozer with python3 support:
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Installing Buildozer with target Python 3 (CrystaX):
----------------------------------------------------

The pip package does not yet support python3.

#. Install buildozer from source::

git clone https://github.com/kivy/buildozer
cd buildozer
python setup.py build
sudo pip install -e .
After following the steps above to install buildozer and generate the default spec file,
you need to setup Crystax NDK as described below.

#. Download and extract the Crystax NDK somewhere (~/.buildozer/crystax-ndk is one option): https://www.crystax.net/en/download
#. Go into your application directory and execute::

buildozer init

#. Make sure the following lines are in your buildozer.spec file.::

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buildozer android debug deploy run

#. Please note the "android" buildozer target, and use that for any and all buildozer commands you run (even if the docs just say "android").


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