Kivy Course - Create Python Games and Mobile Apps

In this Kivy tutorial, you will learn to create games and applications with Python for every platform (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android).

First you will learn how to use the Kivy library. You will create graphical user interfaces with buttons, labels, and images. You will learn how to implement many kinds of layouts to create interfaces that can adapt to every screen size from desktop to mobile.

Then you will create a full game with Kivy and Python. The GALAXY project is a perspective game where you need to keep your spaceship on the track.

✏️ Course developed by Jonathan Roux. Check out his channel:

💻 Source code and resources files:

🕹 Try GALAXY on your mobile:

⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️

Introduction
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:03 The GUI libraries with Python (tkinter, QT, pygame...)
0:02:44 The course curriculum
0:03:37 Prerequisites

Setup
0:04:09 Project creation and installation of Kivy
0:13:03 Download the resources files

The Lab project | 1 - Layouts
0:13:31 Introduction
0:16:55 Button and Label
0:23:51 BoxLayout
0:30:49 Size_hint and Pos_hint
0:37:18 What can we do with Kivy ?
0:39:23 Embed a layout
0:41:10 AnchorLayout
0:45:36 GridLayout
0:50:15 StackLayout
0:59:30 ScrollView
1:02:28 PageLayout
1:05:05 Conclusion
1:07:10 Layouts : a practical example

The Lab project | 2 - Widgets
1:08:58 Introduction
1:10:39 Button click
1:15:42 Exercise : Create a counter
1:18:06 Custom font
1:20:09 Toggle Button
1:24:00 Exercise : Enable/disable the counter
1:25:41 Disabled button
1:27:52 Switch
1:29:55 Slider
1:32:13 Exercise : Display the value of the slider
1:35:38 Exercise : Enable the slider
1:37:34 Progress bar
1:39:05 TextInput
1:43:31 Images
1:46:56 Create an application with multiple screens ?

The Lab project | 3 - Canvas
1:47:39 Introduction
1:51:34 Rectangle and ellipse
1:56:32 Line
1:58:28 Exercise : Cross
2:00:32 Lines (Circle, ellipse, rectangle) and colors
2:04:15 Canvas from the code
2:07:30 Move the rectangle
2:10:41 Exercise : borders of the screen
2:13:25 Ball and animation
2:19:19 Exercise : Make the ball rebound
2:23:05 Coordinates and RelativeLayout
2:28:56 Exercise : Flag

The Galaxy project | V1
2:30:32 Introduction
2:37:40 Project creation
2:39:09 Perspective point
2:44:35 Vertical lines
2:55:11 Principle : Perspective transformation
3:01:21 Perspective transformation
3:11:34 Exercise : Re-center
3:14:37 Horizontal lines
3:21:52 Horizontal lines perspective
3:28:33 Forward movement
3:36:08 Delta time
3:40:34 Exercise : Lateral movement
3:44:01 Exercise : Key press
3:47:58 Keyboard

The Galaxy project | V2
3:53:58 Introduction
3:55:02 Structure our code
3:57:41 Tiles and lines coordinates
4:05:24 Exercise : Line Y from index
4:07:26 Display a tile
4:13:30 Move the tile
4:16:22 Display several tiles
4:20:36 Tiles : infinite generation
4:28:10 Random land generation
4:34:16 Exercise : Do not exit the land
4:36:42 Exercise : Start with a straight line
4:38:49 Exercise : Display the ship
4:44:52 Exercise : Fix the game speed
4:49:13 Collisions

The Galaxy project | V3
4:58:34 Introduction
4:59:34 « Game over » state
5:04:07 Create the menu
5:08:32 Start of the game
5:16:25 Restart the game
5:19:45 Finalise the menu
5:24:38 Exercise : Add the background image
5:26:15 Exercise : Score
5:31:11 Exercise : Add the sounds

5:40:22 Conclusion

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[yokoruns]

This is the most generous channel on YouTube

[nickapeed]

This is possibly the best tutorial on a very difficult topic for me. Thank you so much!!!!

[zuhaibahmad]

Nice to see Zidane getting into programming post retirement

[gillnabiel]

This is the best free tutorial I've ever seen, I'm not paid to say this

[lxxenmv]

The art of pronouncing all English words in French way. C'est tres beau <3

[StarFury]

Very well organized course. I love how all records of previous work in the lab chapter is always available as we are working same two files. Introduction and progress check list are very helpful to follow what is going on, and Johnathan's small exercise requests are crucial to grasp the concepts.

[potschochterpotschochter]

I have just stumbled upon this video. I am at time 50 minutes and have learned so much already. Thank you so much. The option of using nested Layouts of different kinds truly is the answer to my problems. This video pushes me ahead towards my goal. May you be blessed. Thank you so much.

Believe me. I wish I could stay home and learn all day long cia this course. My dream really turns into a plastic vivion in my head.
I am so fond of coding now. You really cannot fancy. Thank you so much.

I am going to reframe my daily routine an add a daily hour to learning kivy an I am going to call int ME-Time in my calendar.


Tkinter was so non flexible in my point of view. But this kivy opens up an whole new world for me.


Greetings from Austria

[MadMrQ]

I wanted to give up with kivy because there is soooo many different approaches of using it that it's very difficult for the beginner to learn. Your course is the best! Thanks!

[gregnstuff]

Only part of the way through this course but already got the full Python course. Best tutorial that I have been through in a long time!

[vp]

I come from mainframe background and I just wanted to learn some new tech. Picked python and started learning. Still a beginner only. But somehow interested in kivy and got to know about your channel. Really appreciate your efforts for sharing your knowledge and even your ideas (the Galaxy project). I am sure quite a good number of people will gain very good knowledge from your tutorial. Thanks a lot!!! Wish more tutorials from you :)

[kewtomrao]

That intro defines how good the tutorial would be!!

[muhammedbabou]

At time 4:36:25,
if last_x >= end_index :
r = 2
should be changed to:
if last_x >= end_index - 1:
r = 2
so that the added tiles will not go out of the path.

By the way thank you so much for the lecture.

[pepelajohn]

I just finished the course.
This guy is a genius!!

[syllight]

I never thought that python could be used for desktop and mobile apps. I'm really impressed, maybe I should learn python too...

[HaohmaruHL]

How to tell if someone is a programmer - he looks both 25 and 55 at the same time

[PeterPopoola]

Thank you, Jonathan. This is a very well-paced and well-taught course. Gotta love the accent!

[LongTitan]

Certainly one of the top 10 best tutorial videos of all time. I'd like the opportunity to thanks this man personally. Fantastic job!

[Onparle-de-business]

Salut Mr Jonathan vous êtes l'un des meilleurs formateur. La différence c'est la simplicité dans l'explication. Vous avez la manière d'expliquer. Bravoo💪

[pablogarciamolina]

Man I never comment on any video but this one deserves it, this is by far the best kivy course on youtube so far, thanks a lot for this, keep it up!.

[tcarew]

You are the best instructor I have seen, I am a sr comp sci curriculum dev and I look for videos where instructors are given with detail. Good work!