Programming with Python and NodeJS on your Android phone with Termux

You can do programming on your Android phone by using Termux! This is a terminal emulator / lite linux distribution with a package manager. In this video I show how you can set up Python, NodeJS, and even Spacemacs and run code and a web server natively on your phone!

#android #python #nodejs #development

[DanielSantaCruz]

Wait. WHAT?! I thought those things were only for looking at cat pictures! Seriously, though. It is always beyond me how we don't take more advantage of the power we carry around it our pockets. These machines are so much more powerful than the first computers I had. Sadly, in many ways, the one that I carry around (cough, cough, *phone) is also so walled off that a lot of things are either impossible, or incredibly hard to do with it. Keep'm coming :)

[kefahissa]

great intro, despite being familiar with termux, I learned couple of things from your video. I use a tablet and bt keyboard which serve me well. Thanks and keep it up!

[cranknlesdesires]

Really happy for you returning Jack, keep up the good work!

[user]

Really amazing. Very minimalistic and to the point. Very powerful. Thanks

[paulsturm]

Nice video! I used termux as my c programming environment in school, but did not try all those fancy extras. One thing to note is that by now, termux from the playstore is not an up to date version, it should be installed via fdroid. Personally, I prefer Unexpected Keyboard to Hackers Keyboard, it is quite unconventional for a mobile phone keyboard but really innovative and I at least feel faster with it.

[mamado]

Very useful, helpful, and well explained! I was recently wondering if this is possible.

[amrohendawi]

you should try doing the same video but with phone connected to monitor + keyboard and mouse. the android desktop experience could replace laptops for most people

[shubhamdwivedi]

When you don't have access to laptop on the go and inner coder rises👍

[hopehype]

I would love a more in depth tutorial for the 3d display you're showing please

[CasparZialor]

Been trying to install bardapi on termux for two days... Gonna try this

[lufiporndre]

Termux is a great app ...
An idea was there in my head for a while ...
But I am just a beginner in programming.

The Idea was the that to create app
Most likely a react base idle to run python, java and other stuff remotely like jupyter notebook but with more better UI like pycharm or eclipse.. in this virtual-environment's..

[marcello]

nice idea.. i guess a javac will also be available.. but installing packages from some obscure sources.. idk

[johncrwarner]

I was in hospital and bed-ridden with only my mobile phone
I installed termux and then node and finally tiddlywiki
and started building a "second brain" of my reading
since coming out of the hospital
it has grown like topsy.

[stagflator]

This can be useful for poor countries where people can afford android tablets, and they can use their tablets as a development environment for learning. Great content!

[TheRealFrankWizza]

Wow running termux on android is a lot closer to desktop linux than Ubuntu touch.

[celestialbeing]

I'm not going to pretend I know what's going on. Very interesting.

[nasreddinehodja]

Thanks I didn't think about it but I might be able to make some django app now. Or at least a mobile version.
I used my note 9 with linux on dex for 6 months as my main pc it was awesome. I could install i3gaps and spacemacs (gui version) and make django and clojure development, I couldn't tell the difference between this and my regular pc.
I'm interested in convergence so if you got some more stuff like that ;)

[jamesmunroe]

I use Poetry as my package manager and build environment on PC to avoid the numerous dependency headaches associated with pip. (Note that this requires an older version of Python 3 since the current version breaks it.) Anyone know offhand if I can run Poetry under Termux? On PC, Poetry gets installed with pip initially.

[vitalino]

I just searched for sandbox on android to test my js code.. but this is overkill. Although pretty neat

[MrVlax]

But the most important question is can it hack you back in time?