Kivy - Interactive Applications and Games in Python - Second Edition

• Build responsive user interfaces (UIs) using the Kivy language and the Kivy widgets
• Master the use of the Kivy canvas to display graphics on screen
• Keep the UI updated on user input and screen size with Kivy properties
• Bind and unbind Kivy events to control widgets, touches, the mouse, the keyboard, and animations
• Scale, rotate, and translate widgets using finger gestures
• Create and use your own gestures, and control multiple touches on the screen
• Enhance your widgets with behaviors, animations, and transitions
• Debug your application with the Kivy inspector

Kivy - Interactive Applications and Games in Python Second Edition, will equip you with all the necessary knowledge to create interactive, responsive, and cross-platform applications and games.

This book introduces the Kivy language and the necessary components so you can implement a graphical user interface (GUI) and learn techniques to handle events, detect gestures, and control multi-touch actions. You will learn strategies to animate your applications, and obtain interactive, professional-looking, and responsive results. You will be applying this knowledge throughout the book by developing three applications and tackling their diverse programming challenges.

• Utilize the power of Kivy to develop applications that run on all the major platforms
• Build user interfaces (UI) and control multi-touch events to improve the user experience (UX)
• A comprehensive tutorial with simplified code and lots of tips and tricks