How to determine API build version on Andriod in Python/Kivy

Nick Michael

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Mar 31, 2021, 1:07:25 AM3/31/21

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Hi,

I am in need of determining the android build version (i.e. API 28, 29 etc) within my application. I've seen an old thread on this but its now obsolete. Is there a module for this or a way of doing this by invoking a java class?

Thanks

Robert

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Mar 31, 2021, 12:35:42 PM3/31/21

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The api of the device on which the app is run:

from android import api_version

Nick Michael

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Apr 1, 2021, 12:41:24 AM4/1/21

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Thanks for your response.

When I try to install package android both in PyCharm and Ubuntu I get the following.

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement android

Any other packages I can use?

Alexander Taylor

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Apr 1, 2021, 8:41:45 AM4/1/21

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The android module is not available except on the android platform.

For the target api, set it to 29 and you'll be fine for now. I'm not sure if you mean something different by "build version" though?

Nick Michael

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Apr 1, 2021, 11:18:00 AM4/1/21

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Wow. I didn't know you could do that directly. I thought you needed to install a package. I learned something new today!